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Resource Discovery

Resource Discovery at Pratt Research Library

How to use Summon Search Box

The Summon Search Box located on the UC Libraries webpage is a convenient way to search for journals, articles, books and other resources that the University of Cincinnati has made available to Cincinnati Children's users.

1.)    Visit http://www.libraries.uc.edu/.html

**Please note the different types of "Affiliate Access" as noted by UC Libraries and sign in accordingly:

2. )  In the Search Summon box select the type of resource you need:

  • Articles
  • Books
  • Journals
  • Database

3.)  Enter your search terms into the appropriate search box.  In our example we copied in the title of a desired article (Extended practice...).

4.)  To login, Please click on the "Affiliate Access" tab** and then "Children's Hospital Login".

            

5.)  Click on the magnifying glass or hit Enter on your keyboard.  You will be taken to a results page.  Scroll through the results and see if your desired resource is included in the results.  If there is a "full text online" link click on it!  If there is only a "citation available" link, then the full text is not available electronically thru UC Libraries.

Other helpful options for trying to locate a full text article: Pratt Library, Google ScholarKopernio, Pubmed.