Using WilsonSelectPlus

1. Go to the Hartness Library web site at http://hartness.vsc.edu

2. Mouse over Articles below the name of the library and click on All Databases in the dropdown menu.

3. In the alphabetical guide at the top, click on the letter W, then on WilsonSelectPlus.

4. At Hartness Library locations, you’ll go right into the database.

5. At home, enter your Maple User ID (initials, birth month, birth day, zero).

6. Then enter your Maple password (initials, last four digits of your social security number).

7. Click on Login.

8. Enter your topic in the box next to Keyword. You may also search or limit by Author, Title, Source, and/or Year.

9. You don't need to limit to Full Text because everything in this database is in full-text format.

10. Click on Search.

11. Once you have a list of results, clicking on the title of an article will bring up an abstract (summary) of the article.

12. Then if you want to see the complete article, click on View Full Text in HTML format (WilsonSelectPlus) or View Full Text in PDF format (WilsonSelectPlus). The difference is that HTML format consists of web pages, and in PDF format the article looks like it does in the original print journal, but it requires that you have Adobe Acrobat software installed on your computer.

13. Alternatively you can go straight to the complete article from the list of results by clicking on View Full Text in HTML format (WilsonSelectPlus) or View Full Text in PDF format (WilsonSelectPlus) above the article title.

14. Whichever format option you choose, you may either print or e-mail the article to yourself.

15. To print, click on your browser's Print button or pull down File to Print. Then click OK.

16. To e-mail the article to yourself or someone else, click on E-mail on the top right above the article. Then enter the e-mail address you'd like the article sent to, and choose the record detail and format you'd like.

17. You may also add your name, e-mail address, subject, and notes to the e-mail, but these are not required.

18. To see more results if they're available, click on the small right arrow at the bottom of the list of results or the Next button at the top of the list.

19. If you want to make a list of selected records, you can click in the small box to the left of each article you'd like in the list. Then click on Marked Records and print or e-mail the list.

20. Advanced Search options are available from the main search screen.

6/28/05