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Table Of Contents Getting Started................................................................................................................................. 1 Related Topics ............................................................................................................................. 2 Home Page Overview...................................................................................................................... 3 Navigation Bar.............................................................................................................................. 3 Opening and Closing Home Page Sections ................................................................................ 4 Related Topics ............................................................................................................................. 5 Browser Requirements and Preferences ........................................................................................ 7 Related Topics ............................................................................................................................. 8 About the Online Help ................................................................................................................... 11 Using the Help............................................................................................................................ 11 Help Features............................................................................................................................. 11 Related Topics ........................................................................................................................... 12 About the Tutorials ........................................................................................................................ 13 Related Topics ........................................................................................................................... 14 Home Page Overview.................................................................................................................... 17 Navigation Bar............................................................................................................................ 17 Opening and Closing Home Page Sections .............................................................................. 18 Related Topics ........................................................................................................................... 19 Registering and Logging In............................................................................................................ 21 Registering and Logging In to ScienceDirect............................................................................. 21 Logging In Using Your Athens or Institutional Account ............................................................. 24 Logging In Using Your Athens Account ................................................................................. 24 Logging In Using Your Institutional Account .......................................................................... 25 Logging in to ScienceDirect ....................................................................................................... 26 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 28 Activating Your Athens Login..................................................................................................... 30 Activating Personalization Features for Your Institutional Login ............................................... 32 Quick Search ................................................................................................................................. 35 Quick Search.............................................................................................................................. 35 Searching for Articles ............................................................................................................. 35 Searching for Journal and Book Titles ................................................................................... 36 Searching for Articles in Specific Journal or Book Titles........................................................ 36 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 37 Quick Search.............................................................................................................................. 38 Searching for Articles ............................................................................................................. 38

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ScienceDirect Help Searching for Journal and Book Titles ................................................................................... 39 Searching for Articles in Specific Journal or Book Titles........................................................ 39 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 40 Quick Search Tips...................................................................................................................... 41 Searching Multiple Fields ....................................................................................................... 41 Searching All Fields................................................................................................................ 42 Author Field ............................................................................................................................ 42 Volume ................................................................................................................................... 42 Issue ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Page ....................................................................................................................................... 43 Journal/Book Title Field.......................................................................................................... 43 Choosing Quick Search Terms .............................................................................................. 44 Constructing a Journal/Book Title Search.............................................................................. 44 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 45 Browsing ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Browsing Publications Alphabetically ........................................................................................ 47 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 50 Browsing Publications Alphabetically ........................................................................................ 51 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 54 Browsing Publications by Subject.............................................................................................. 55 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 57 Browsing Favorite Publications.................................................................................................. 59 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 62 Browsing Full-Text Documents .................................................................................................. 63 Browsing Full-Text Articles or Chapters................................................................................. 64 Navigating the Article or Chapter ........................................................................................... 64 Viewing Figures/Tables .......................................................................................................... 66 Accessing Video, Audio and other Supplementary Content .................................................. 66 Viewing References ............................................................................................................... 67 Opening PDFs ........................................................................................................................ 68 Contacting Authors................................................................................................................. 68 Viewing the Document Outside of ScienceDirect................................................................... 68 Viewing Documents that Cite the Current Document ............................................................ 69 Creating Citation Alerts .......................................................................................................... 69 Viewing More Information About the Document..................................................................... 69 Adding RSS Feeds................................................................................................................. 70 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 70

Table Of Contents Browsing Journals and Books.................................................................................................... 72 Browsing a Journal, Book Series, or Handbook Home Page ................................................ 73 Viewing More Information About this Title.............................................................................. 74 Viewing Articles in Press ........................................................................................................ 75 Browsing a Book Home Page ................................................................................................ 76 Adding RSS Feeds................................................................................................................. 77 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 77 Selecting Subject Areas............................................................................................................. 78 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 79 Searching....................................................................................................................................... 81 Searching ScienceDirect............................................................................................................ 81 Advanced Search ................................................................................................................... 82 Expert Search......................................................................................................................... 84 Quick Search .......................................................................................................................... 85 Spelling Suggestions.............................................................................................................. 85 Saving and Recalling Searches ............................................................................................. 85 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 87 Reviewing Journal and Book Search Results............................................................................ 88 Related Topics ....................................................................................................................... 88 Searching All Sources................................................................................................................ 90 Performing an Advanced All Sources Search ........................................................................ 90 Performing an Advanced All Sources Search ........................................................................ 92 All Sources Advanced Search Tips........................................................................................ 94 Performing an Expert All Sources Search.............................................................................. 95 All Sources Expert Search Tips.............................................................................................. 97 Searching Journals .................................................................................................................... 98 Performing an Advanced Journals Search............................................................................. 98 Performing an Advanced Journals Search........................................................................... 100 Journals Advanced Search Tips........................................................................................... 102 Performing an Expert Journals Search ................................................................................ 103 Journals Expert Search Tips ................................................................................................ 105 Searching Books...................................................................................................................... 106 Performing an Advanced Books Search .............................................................................. 106 Performing an Advanced Books Search .............................................................................. 109 Books Advanced Search Tips .............................................................................................. 112 Performing an Expert Books Search.................................................................................... 113 Books Expert Search Tips.................................................................................................... 115

ScienceDirect Help Searching Reference Works .................................................................................................... 116 Performing an Advanced Reference Works Search ............................................................ 116 Performing an Advanced Reference Works Search ............................................................ 119 Performing an Advanced Reference Works Search ............................................................ 134 Searching Reference Works by Subject .............................................................................. 147 Search History.......................................................................................................................... 149 Search History Overview...................................................................................................... 149 Combining Searches ............................................................................................................ 152 Recalling a Search ............................................................................................................... 155 Recalling Search History ...................................................................................................... 158 Modifying Your Settings and Preferences............................................................................ 160 Saving Search History.......................................................................................................... 164 Search Tips .............................................................................................................................. 165 All Sources Advanced Search Tips...................................................................................... 165 Search Tips for Choosing Search Terms ............................................................................. 166 Search Tips for Boolean Connectors (Expert Search)......................................................... 167 Search Tips for Connectors (Advanced Search).................................................................. 170 Search Tips for Wildcard Characters ................................................................................... 172 Supported Character Set...................................................................................................... 174 Search Tips for Singular/Plural Words ................................................................................. 175 Search Tips for Names......................................................................................................... 176 Search Tips for Prioritizing Search Terms (Expert Search) ................................................. 178 Search Tips for Handling Stop Words.................................................................................. 180 Supported Character List ..................................................................................................... 182 Refining Searches.................................................................................................................... 183 Saving and Editing Searches ............................................................................................... 183 Searching for Favorite or Subscribed Publications .............................................................. 184 Restricting Your Search by Date .......................................................................................... 186 Searching by Document Type .............................................................................................. 188 Searching by Volume, Issue, and Page Number ................................................................. 190 Searching by Publication Type............................................................................................. 192 Searching for Documents by Subject................................................................................... 194 Saving and Editing Searches................................................................................................... 196 Recalling a Search................................................................................................................... 197 Running a Saved Search Request....................................................................................... 197 Modifying a Saved Search Request..................................................................................... 198 Deleting a Saved Search Request ....................................................................................... 198

Table Of Contents Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 198 Reviewing Search Results ....................................................................................................... 200 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 201 Searching FAQs....................................................................................................................... 202 Publications ................................................................................................................................. 205 Browsing Journals and Books.................................................................................................. 205 Browsing a Journal, Book Series, or Handbook Home Page .............................................. 206 Viewing More Information About this Title............................................................................ 207 Viewing Articles in Press ...................................................................................................... 208 Browsing a Book Home Page .............................................................................................. 209 Adding RSS Feeds............................................................................................................... 210 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 210 Journal FAQs ........................................................................................................................... 211 Article FAQs ............................................................................................................................. 214 Performing an Advanced Journals Search .............................................................................. 219 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 220 Performing an Advanced Books Search.................................................................................. 221 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 222 Navigating Article Lists............................................................................................................. 224 Navigating Search Results Lists........................................................................................... 224 Navigating a Volume and Issue List..................................................................................... 224 Adjusting the Font Size ........................................................................................................ 224 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 225 Reference Works ..................................................................................................................... 226 Browsing Reference Works.................................................................................................. 226 Browsing Reference Work Article Titles............................................................................... 230 Browsing Reference Work Authors ...................................................................................... 232 Browsing Reference Work General Information................................................................... 234 Browsing or Searching a Subject Index ............................................................................... 236 Browsing or Searching Reference Work Glossaries ............................................................ 238 Browsing Reference Work Classifications ........................................................................... 241 Browsing Reference Work Table of Contents ...................................................................... 244 Performing an Advanced Reference Works Search ............................................................ 246 Documents................................................................................................................................... 249 Opening Documents ................................................................................................................ 249 Opening Documents............................................................................................................. 250 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 251

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ScienceDirect Help Opening Documents ................................................................................................................ 252 Opening Documents............................................................................................................. 253 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 254 Browsing Full-Text Documents ................................................................................................ 255 Browsing Full-Text Articles or Chapters............................................................................... 256 Navigating the Article or Chapter ......................................................................................... 256 Viewing Figures/Tables ........................................................................................................ 258 Accessing Video, Audio and other Supplementary Content ................................................ 258 Viewing References ............................................................................................................. 259 Opening PDFs ...................................................................................................................... 260 Contacting Authors............................................................................................................... 260 Viewing the Document Outside of ScienceDirect................................................................. 260 Viewing Documents that Cite the Current Document .......................................................... 261 Creating Citation Alerts ........................................................................................................ 261 Viewing More Information About the Document................................................................... 261 Adding RSS Feeds............................................................................................................... 262 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 262 Refining Search Results .......................................................................................................... 264 Refining Results ................................................................................................................... 264 Searching Within Results ..................................................................................................... 266 Sorting Documents by Date or Relevance ........................................................................... 266 Creating a Digital Object Identifier Link ................................................................................... 268 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 268 Obtaining Adobe Acrobat Reader............................................................................................ 270 Article FAQs ............................................................................................................................. 271 Purchasing Documents............................................................................................................ 276 Opening Documents............................................................................................................. 276 Opening Documents............................................................................................................. 279 Using the Shopping Cart ...................................................................................................... 282 Purchasing Documents Using a Credit Card ....................................................................... 285 Viewing Purchased Documents ........................................................................................... 287 Accessing Current Purchases .............................................................................................. 289 Ordering Documents ............................................................................................................ 291 Secure Sockets Layer Transactions .................................................................................... 293 E-Mailing .................................................................................................................................. 295 E-mailing an Open Document .............................................................................................. 295 E-mailing Documents from a Document List........................................................................ 297

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Table Of Contents Exporting .................................................................................................................................. 299 Exporting Document Citations.............................................................................................. 299 About RefWorks ................................................................................................................... 301 My Settings .................................................................................................................................. 303 Managing Your Settings........................................................................................................... 303 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 303 Viewing Purchased Documents ............................................................................................... 305 Viewing Documents Available for Download........................................................................ 305 Viewing Previously Purchased Documents.......................................................................... 306 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 306 Accessing Alerts ...................................................................................................................... 307 Types of Alerts ..................................................................................................................... 307 Adding Alerts ........................................................................................................................ 308 Viewing Latest Results/Archive ............................................................................................ 308 Modifying Alerts .................................................................................................................... 309 Deleting Alerts ...................................................................................................................... 309 Viewing Alert Frequency ...................................................................................................... 309 Adding RSS Feeds............................................................................................................... 309 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 310 Managing Favorites ................................................................................................................. 311 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 313 Modifying Your Settings and Preferences ............................................................................... 314 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 317 Changing Your Password ........................................................................................................ 318 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 319 Viewing Subscription Information and Content Coverage ....................................................... 320 Viewing Subscription Information for an Individual Title ...................................................... 320 Viewing Subscription Information for Your Institution .......................................................... 321 Alerts............................................................................................................................................ 323 Accessing Alerts ...................................................................................................................... 323 Types of Alerts ..................................................................................................................... 323 Adding Alerts ........................................................................................................................ 324 Viewing Latest Results/Archive ............................................................................................ 324 Modifying Alerts .................................................................................................................... 325 Deleting Alerts ...................................................................................................................... 325 Viewing Alert Frequency ...................................................................................................... 325 Adding RSS Feeds............................................................................................................... 325

ScienceDirect Help Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 326 Alerts FAQs.............................................................................................................................. 327 Search Alerts............................................................................................................................ 330 Saving a Search Alert........................................................................................................... 330 Modifying Search Alert Properties........................................................................................ 332 Viewing Search Alert Archives ............................................................................................. 334 Volume/Issue Alerts ................................................................................................................. 336 Managing Volume/Issue Alerts............................................................................................. 336 Citation Alerts........................................................................................................................... 339 Adding a Citation Alert.......................................................................................................... 339 Saving a Citation Alert.......................................................................................................... 340 Modifying Citation Alerts....................................................................................................... 342 Viewing Citation Alert Archives ............................................................................................ 344 Browsing Citation Alert and Cited By Results ...................................................................... 346 Topic Alerts .............................................................................................................................. 348 Adding Topic Alerts .............................................................................................................. 348 Viewing Topic Alert Details and Archives............................................................................. 350 Shopping Cart.............................................................................................................................. 353 Using the Shopping Cart.......................................................................................................... 353 Purchasing Documents ........................................................................................................ 353 Removing Documents from Your Shopping Cart ................................................................. 354 Accessing the Shopping Cart ............................................................................................... 354 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 354 Using the Shopping Cart.......................................................................................................... 356 Purchasing Documents ........................................................................................................ 356 Removing Documents from Your Shopping Cart ................................................................. 357 Accessing the Shopping Cart ............................................................................................... 357 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 357 Adding Documents to Your Shopping Cart.............................................................................. 359 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 360 Opening Documents in Your Shopping Cart............................................................................ 361 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 361 Viewing Purchased Documents ............................................................................................... 363 Viewing Documents Available for Download........................................................................ 363 Viewing Previously Purchased Documents.......................................................................... 364 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 364 Viewing Purchase History ........................................................................................................ 365

Table Of Contents Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 365 Secure Sockets Layer Transactions ........................................................................................ 367 Customizing ScienceDirect.......................................................................................................... 369 Favorites .................................................................................................................................. 369 Managing Favorites.............................................................................................................. 369 Searching for Favorite or Subscribed Publications .............................................................. 372 Quick Links............................................................................................................................... 374 Adding Web Quick Links ...................................................................................................... 375 Editing Quick Links............................................................................................................... 376 Accessing Alerts ...................................................................................................................... 378 Types of Alerts ..................................................................................................................... 378 Adding Alerts ........................................................................................................................ 379 Viewing Latest Results/Archive ............................................................................................ 379 Modifying Alerts .................................................................................................................... 380 Deleting Alerts ...................................................................................................................... 380 Viewing Alert Frequency ...................................................................................................... 380 Adding RSS Feeds............................................................................................................... 380 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 381 Recent Actions ......................................................................................................................... 382 Viewing Recent Actions........................................................................................................ 382 Disabling Recent Actions ..................................................................................................... 383 Clearing Actions ................................................................................................................... 384 Recent Action Categories..................................................................................................... 384 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 385 Bookmarking Pages................................................................................................................. 386 Bookmarking a Journal or Book ........................................................................................... 386 Bookmarking a Document .................................................................................................... 386 Related Topics ..................................................................................................................... 386 Frequently Asked Questions ....................................................................................................... 389 Frequently Asked Questions.................................................................................................... 389 Administrator and Librarian FAQs............................................................................................ 390 Alerts FAQs.............................................................................................................................. 391 Article FAQs ............................................................................................................................. 394 Author FAQs ............................................................................................................................ 399 Error Messages FAQs ............................................................................................................. 400 Exporting and E-Mailing Citations FAQs ................................................................................. 403 Journal FAQs ........................................................................................................................... 405

ScienceDirect Help Registering and Logging In FAQs............................................................................................ 408 Registering ........................................................................................................................... 408 Logging In............................................................................................................................. 409 Electronic Holdings Report FAQs ............................................................................................ 413 ScienceDirect Content, Linking, and Software FAQs .............................................................. 415 Searching FAQs....................................................................................................................... 417 Contacting Us .............................................................................................................................. 421 Glossary....................................................................................................................................... 423 Index ............................................................................................................................................ 429

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Getting Started Online tutorials are available to guide you through ScienceDirect® functionality. English Interactive Tutorials Tutorials in Different Languages Français • Deutsch • Portugues • Español • Ð ÑƒÑ Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹ • Online tutorials are available to guide you through ScienceDirect® functionality. English Interactive Tutorials Tutorials in Different Languages Français • Deutsch • Portugues • Español • Ð ÑƒÑ Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹ • ScienceDirect is the world's largest electronic collection of science, technology, and medicine fulltext and bibliographic information. It offers a wide variety of features and content. Note

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Searching for Documents or Journal and Book Titles

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Getting Help The following features are available to help you use ScienceDirect: •

Tutorials

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Related Topics Information for New Subscribers Performing an All Sources Search, Advanced and Expert Browsing a Publication Home Page Browsing Reference Works Managing Your Profile Accessing Alerts Using the Shopping Cart

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Home Page Overview ScienceDirect® is the world's largest electronic collection of science, technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information. It offers a wide variety of features and content. For more information about ScienceDirect, see the ScienceDirect InfoSite. For help using ScienceDirect®, contact E-Helpdesk. Contact information for E-Helpdesk is available on the ScienceDirect INFO site. The ScienceDirect home page is your gateway to ScienceDirect functionality and information. When you are logged in to ScienceDirect, the following features are available from the home page: •

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Navigation Bar The navigation bar, available at the top of most pages in ScienceDirect, provides quick access to the following features:

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Click Home or Home + Recent Actions to return to the ScienceDirect home page from anywhere in the program. Note

If you are not logged in to ScienceDirect, you'll see Home instead of Home + Recent Actions.

Click Browse to browse all available journal and book titles. Click Search to search our collection. Click My Settings to view or modify your account information and personalize ScienceDirect. Click Alerts to add and view a list of your search, citation, topic, and volume/issue alerts. Click Shopping Cart to view your cart. The Shopping Cart allows you to purchase multiple documents with a single credit card transaction. Note You must be logged in to ScienceDirect to access your Shopping Cart, and your institution's subscription must permit Shopping Cart purchases. Click Help for instructions and information specific to the ScienceDirect page you are viewing. Tutorials are available to demonstrate ScienceDirect tasks.

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Opening and Closing Home Page Sections You can customize your home page by closing the About ScienceDirect, Recent Actions, Browse, and Quick Links sections. Any changes you make are kept for all future research sessions, until you change them again.

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Browse Documents by Title or Subject

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Link to favorite journals and books

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Add Quick Links

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View Recent Actions

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Open and Close Home Page Sections

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Perform a Quick Search

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Access the Shopping Cart and Online Help

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Browser Requirements and Preferences

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How to Obtain the Adobe® Acrobat Reader®

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Overview of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Encryption

Navigation Bar The navigation bar, available at the top of most pages in ScienceDirect, provides quick access to the following features:

ScienceDirect Help

Click Home or Home + Recent Actions to return to the ScienceDirect home page from anywhere in the program. Note

If you are not logged in to ScienceDirect, you'll see Home instead of Home + Recent Actions.

Click Live Chat to be connected with a ScienceDirect ECustomer Service representative or the live assistance service of your library or institution. Live Chat opens in a new browser window.

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ScienceDirect Help Comprehensive Reference Works Advanced Search Tips Performing an Advanced Comprehensive Reference Works Search Overview of the Search History Table

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Tutorials in Different Languages Français • Deutsch • Portugues • Español • Ð ÑƒÑ Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹ • You can search subscribed encyclopedia reference works from the Reference Works Advanced Search page. Note To search book series or handbooks, you can use the All Sources or Books Expert or Advanced search forms. Show Me

To search an encyclopedia using Advanced Search 1. Click Search on the navigation bar. 2. Click the Reference Works tab at the top of the search form. 3. Click the Advanced link on the right side of the search form. 4. To search a specific reference work, click A Specific Reference Work. Tip You can also search reference works by clicking All Subscribed Reference Works.

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Searching 5. From the Reference Work menu, select an encyclopedia, and then click Go. (If you have JavaScript™ enabled, you do not have to click Go.) If you subscribe to only one reference work only, that title displays as a link instead of as a drop-down menu. Note

From the Levels menu, select one of the following options (if available): •

All Levels and Appendices: To search the entire encyclopedia, select this option.

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Level Name: To search a particular level within the encyclopedia, select this option.

6. In Term(s), enter your search term. See the field search tips for help narrowing your search. Note If your last successful search was an Advanced Reference Works search, your last search request displays on this search form. Click Clear to erase the form. 7. From the within menu, select the field of the document in which the search term must appear. 8. If you want to search additional fields and additional terms, complete the following fields: •

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Select the field(s) in which the search terms must appear from the second within menu, or select All Fields.

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Click Search to execute the search. The Search Results page appears if any results matching your search criteria were found and your search history preferences are set to show search results. Tip If your search produces a large number of results, consider editing your search to narrow results. You can continue your search, but the search may take additional time and yield an extremely large result set.

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Performing an Expert Reference Works Search From the Reference Works Expert search form, you can search subscribed reference works using Boolean syntax. Tip To search book series or handbooks, use the All Sources or Books Expert or Advanced search forms. Show Me

To search multiple reference works using the Expert search form 1. Click Search on the navigation bar. 2. Click the Reference Works tab. 3. Click the Expert tab. 4. To search multiple reference works, click All Subscribed Reference Works. Tip To search a specific reference work, click A Specific Reference Work or select a reference work from the Reference Works list. 5. If necessary, restrict your search by subject or to specific reference works. To restrict by reference work a. Click Show Reference Works. Show Me

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b. Select All Subscribed Reference Works. OR Select one or more reference works from the Reference Works list. To select more than one reference work, hold the Control (Ctrl), Shift, or Command ( ) key, and then click the reference work you want to search. 6. In the Term(s) box, enter your search terms using Boolean search syntax.

Note If your last successful search was an expert reference works search, your last search request displays on this search form. Click Clear to erase the form. 7. See field search tips for more information. 8. Do one of the following: a. Click Search to execute the search. The Search Results page will display if any results matching your search criteria were found and your search history preferences are set to show search results. Tip If your search produces a large number of results, consider editing your search to narrow results. (See search tips for more information). You can continue your search, but the search may take additional time and yield an extremely large result set. b. Click a suggested spelling link to rerun your search using an alternative spelling. If your search returns 20 or fewer results and we detect a potentially misspelled word, alternative spelling suggestions will be provided. Additional Options

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Reference Works Expert Search Tips Click the links within the following search tips for more information and examples of the search syntax: •

Choose search terms which are specific or closely related to the topic of interest.

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Use the singular form of the word.

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Enclose stop words in brackets.

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Performing an Expert Comprehensive Reference Works Search From the Reference Works Expert Search page, you can search subscribed reference works using Boolean syntax. Note To search book series or handbooks, you can use the All Sources or Books Expert or Advanced search forms. Show Me

To search a comprehensive reference work using Expert Search 1. Click Search on the navigation bar. 2. Click the Reference Works tab. 3. Click the Expert tab. 4. To search a specific reference work, click A Specific Reference Work. Tip To search reference works, click All Subscribed Reference Works. 5. From the Reference Work menu, select a comprehensive reference work, and then click Go. (If you have JavaScriptâ&#x201E;˘ enabled, you do not have to click Go.) Note If you subscribe to only one reference work that title will display as a link instead of as a drop-down menu. 6. From the Volume menu, select the specific volume you want to search, or select All Volumes. 7. In the Term(s) box, enter your search terms using Boolean search syntax.

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Note If your last successful search was an Expert Reference Works search, your last search request displays on this search form. Click Clear to erase the form. 8. See field search tips for more information. 9. Do one of the following: a. Click Search to execute the search. The Search Results page will display if any results matching your search criteria were found and your search history preferences are set to show search results. Tip If your search produces a large number of results, consider editing your search to narrow results. (See search tips for more information). You can continue your search, but the search may take additional time and yield an extremely large result set. b. Click a suggested spelling link to rerun your search using an alternative spelling. If your search returns 20 or fewer results and we detect a potentially misspelled word, alternative spelling suggestions will be provided. Additional Options

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Comprehensive Reference Works Expert Search Tips Click the links within the following search tips for more information and examples of the search syntax: •

Choose search terms which are specific or closely related to the topic of interest.

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Use the Specific Author field when searching names.

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Use the singular form of the word.

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Enclose stop words in brackets.

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Use connectors.

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Prioritize your search terms.

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Use wildcard characters to combine or eliminate search terms.

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Observe the guidelines for searching special characters and formulas.

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Search document fields to limit your search results.

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Performing an Expert Encyclopedia Reference Works Search From the Reference Works Encyclopedia Expert search form, you can search an encyclopedia. Note To search book series or handbooks, you can use the All Sources or Books Expert or Advanced search forms. Show Me

To search an encyclopedia using Expert Search 1. Click Search on the navigation bar. 2. Click the Reference Works tab. 3. Click the Expert tab. 4. To search a specific reference work, click A Specific Reference Work. Tip To search reference works, click All Subscribed Reference Works. 5. From the Reference Work menu, select an encyclopedia, and then click Go. (If you have JavaScript™ enabled, you do not have to click Go.) If you subscribe to only one reference work only, that title will display as a link instead of a drop-down menu. Note If available, select one of the following options from the Levels menu: • All Levels and Appendices: To search the entire encyclopedia, select this option. •

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Searching this option. 6. In the Term(s) box, enter your search terms using Boolean search syntax. Note If your last successful search was an Expert Reference Works search, your last search request displays on this search form. Click Clear to erase the form. 7. See field search tips for more information. 8. Do one of the following: 6. a. Click Search to execute the search. The Search Results page will display if any results matching your search criteria were found and your search history preferences are set to show search results. Tip If your search produces a large number of results, consider editing your search to narrow results. (See search tips for more information). You can continue your search, but the search may take additional time and yield an extremely large result set. b. Click a suggested spelling link to rerun your search using an alternative spelling. If your search returns 20 or fewer results and we detect a potentially misspelled word, alternative spelling suggestions will be provided. Additional Options

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Searching Reference Works by Subject Reference works are classified by one or more subjects. You can use these subject classifications to locate reference works of interest. For example, If you are researching psychology, you can restrict your reference work search to the Psychology subject. Tip You can browse reference works by subject on the Reference Works Browse page. To search reference works by subject 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Searching by Document Type From the Journals search form, you can restrict your search by document type. For example, you could search only articles or review articles. To search for specific types of documents 1. Click Search on the navigation bar. 2. Select the Journals search tab. 3. Click the Advanced or Expert tab. 4. Enter your search terms in the Terms box using Boolean search syntax. 5. Select one or more of the following document types from the Limit By Document Type list to narrow your search.

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Searching by Volume, Issue, and Page Number From the Advanced Books and Journals search forms, you can search by volume, issue, and page number. For example, you could search for a specific volume of a book series. To search by page or volume number 1. Click Search on the navigation bar. 2. Select the appropriate search tab: Journals or Books. 3. Click the Advanced tab on the right side of the search form. 4. Enter your search terms in the Terms box. 5. Enter the volume number, issue number, and page number (or range) in the appropriate field(s), using the following guidelines:

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