Quitman School District G

How do I get a magazine article from MAGNOLIA? There's a link to MAGNOLIA in the upper right hand corner of the library Web site. Which database do I use? Remember Academic Search Premier is an all around general database that is great for most all research topics; also, you might try MAS Ultra (specifically intended for high school) or MasterFile. How do I get to the database? Where's the link? On the home page of MAGNOLIA, you will have access to a list of all the databases alphabetically or you can click on the first letter of the database name you wish to search. When you click on one of the subjects that are listed, MAGNOLIA recommends several databases to you based on your topic.

How do I print my article from MAGNOLIA or EBSCOhost? When you click the TITLE of your article, you will notice along the top left a link for PDF or HTML full text.

If you click PDF there is a special toolbar along the top of your article. Use the print button (picture of a printer) on left-hand side of THAT toolbar.
If you click HTML there is a print button (picture of a printer) on the right-hand side somewhere along the top of your article. Click that and you'll click a blue print button on the next page. Then you'll get the regular gray print box.

How do I access MAGNOLIA from home? Click ACCESS MAGNOLIA RESOURCES FROM HOME in the top right-hand corner of the MAGNOLIA home page. See Mrs. Kemp or your English teacher for the username (password.) If you click anything else and it asks for a username/password, the one we give will NOT work. It only works when you click the Access Resources From Home link.

How do I cite my sources? Click the style guides link from the blue menu bar at the top of the page. You'll find links to Mrs. Kemp's examples and links out on the Web that will help you properly cite your sources. Also check out my blog post here on citing sources.

Do you have any tips to help me conduct a search on Google or Yahoo? something to help me get better results? See my blog post here on "Quotation marks and and"

created 8/25/08 last updated 8/25/08