Full Text Finder

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Click here for a list of database providers, and as always, don't hesitate to ask any member of the library staff if you have questions!

In addition to PRINTED books and journals, the Mossey Library also provides access to the full text of thousands of ELECTRONIC A) Journals and newspapers, B) Individual Articles, C) Entire Books, D) Short stories and poems

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A.  Finding Electronic Journals, Magazines and Newspapers

Search below for electronic journals by title:

Search below for electronic journals by subject:

Alternatively, to find out if the Mossey Library provides access to a particular journal in electronic format, click on the first letter of the journal title in the list below. If the journal is listed, there will be a link to the database which contains the article. Note that you will have to use the search engine of the database to locate individual articles.

Index of Journal Titles:    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   Num

The electronic journals listed in the index above are provided by the databases providers listed below. You can link to these sites and use their search engines to locate individual articles.

 

B. Finding Articles in Electronic Journals 

1. Use the Subject Specific Databases to search by author, subject or title.

2. You can also find articles in electronic format by using the “limit to full text” function in OCLC First Search.  First Search is a collection of over 60 databases in many disciplines.

 

C.  Finding Electronic Books  

1.  Use the Main Library Catalog to search by author, subject or title.  If the book is in electronic format, you will see a note which says the book is accessible through the World Wide Web.  Clicking on this link will take you directly to the fulltext of the book. 

2. You can also restrict your search so that you find ONLY electronic books by using the limit function in the Keyword search.  Here is an example:  a) click here to search by Keyword, b) type Hemingway in the Word box, c) choose “Electronic Book” from the Location box. Then click the Search button. This search will find ONLY electronic books on Hemingway.

3. You can also find electronic books by using the search engine provided by NetLibrary

 

D. Finding Short Stories and Poems  

1. To locate and read the full text of a short story, click here

2. To locate and read the full text of a poem, click here

3. To locate and read the full text of an essay, click here

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Note that in many cases, the Mossey Library has the book or article in print and in microform, in addition to the electronic version.