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=How to get there= First go to www.merion-mercy.com Next click on library media resources. Next click electronic resources which is located on the lefthand side. Then there are a list of data bases. Scroll down to ebscohost. Click ebscohost. The default is advanced search. = = =Advanced Search= On the Advanced Search tab, there are several search options to choose from. Search Modes 1. Boolean/Phrase 2. Find all my search terms 3. Find any of my search terms 4. SmartText Searching You can also apply related words and search within the full text of articles.

You can limit your results by typing in the publication, published date, document type, number of pages, or publication type. There are also several boxes you can check off to help limit your search. They include: 1. PDF Full Text 2. Image Quick View Types: - black and white photograph, color photograph, graph, map, chart, diagram, or illustration 3. Scholarly Journals 4. References Available 5. Cover Story 6. Full Text [|Example]

=Basic Search= The Basic Search is the same as the Advanced Search except it is a more basic version. [|Example]

=Visual Search= Visual Search helps you gain a graphic perspective and interact with your search results. [|Example]

=Sample Search=

We did a sample search on capital punishment. We checked off the box 'Full Text' and got 2580 hits. Without Full Text, we got 4803 hits. We then checked off the box 'Scholarly Journals' and got 410 hits, some of which had nothing to do with Capital punishment.