Monroe County (NY) Library System - MasterFILE Select Tutorial

Searching MasterFILE Select: A Tutorial

HOW TO SEARCH BY PUBLICATIONS

Use the Publications Search when you want to read articles from a specific journal or find all journals with the same subject heading. (Subject headings group journals together by subject.) To practice a publications search, click here, or read the step-by-step instructions below.
1.	Click on the Publications button. (Where is this?)
2.	Ignore the search box labeled Find. (A search in this box does a standard keyword search.) Type in the box labeled Browse Publications. (Where is this?)
3.	Search for either a specific journal title or to find all journals about a specific subject. To find a journal title: Type the first few words of the title and select Alphabetical for a search type. (Where is this?) This search finds journal titles that begin with the word or words you typed. If you are not sure of the first words of the title, type other words in the title and select By Subject (where is this?) for a search type. This searches for the search words anywhere in the journal title as well as in subject headings. To find all journals about a specific subject: Type in words that describe the subject. Select By Subject (where is this?) for a search type. This search finds publications that contain the words in the subject heading or title. Or select By Subject & Description (where is this?) for a search type. This search looks for the words you typed in the description as well as in the title and subject heading.
4.	Click the Browse button.
5.	Journal and magazine titles matching your search are listed.
6.	Click on the title you want.
7.	Information about the journal or magazine is listed. On the right side is a column of dates. Click on the date you would like and the listing will expand to contain all the issues published during that time.
8.	Click on the date of the issue you would like to read.
9.	Articles from that issue are listed. Full text articles are noted with the link "HTML Full Text." To see additional articles click on Next.
10.	Click on a title to see the citation. Or click on "HTML Full Text" or "Linked Full Text" to read the article. Note: Ask a librarian for help in finding the full text of an article that has only a citation in the MasterFILE Select database.
11.	You can print or email the article.

Search tips:
Instead of selecting Alphabetical, By subject or By subject & Description, you can select Match any words. With this search a journal or magazine title only needs to contain one of your search words.

You can also search for articles by keyword within a specific journal or magazine. On the page that displays detailed information about the journal or magazine you will see the link "Search within this publication." Click on it and a search box will appear with JN (for Journal Name) followed by the journal or magazine name in quotes in the search box. To the left of JN type the word or words for the topic you are interested in followed by the word "and" (without the quotes). Example: airport security and JN "Wall Street Journal" Click the Search button.

To practice a publications search, click here.

To go directly to the MasterFILE Select database, click here.

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HOW TO SEARCH BY PUBLICATIONS

To practice a publications search, click here, or read the step-by-step instructions below.

Search tips: Instead of selecting Alphabetical, By subject or By subject & Description, you can select Match any words. With this search a journal or magazine title only needs to contain one of your search words.

To practice a publications search, click here.

Search tips:
Instead of selecting Alphabetical, By subject or By subject & Description, you can select Match any words. With this search a journal or magazine title only needs to contain one of your search words.