Using the Library’s General Search:

Accessing, downloading, and citing articles from academic journals

Homepage

Library Tab

1. Go to PTC’s homepage, not

the portal;2. Click on the

“Library” tab.

Homepage

The Library’s Homepage

Use this box to

search everything

Enter your search

terms; use as many

as you’d like

Click

This looks promising

Search Results

It is an article

Click

Click

I am not on campus,so I will have to

sign in to the library

Click

Keep the Home tab open.You will need to click it, then the back arrow

on your browserto return to your search results.

The Article

Click

PDF Version

Click to download

The file on my desktop.It downloaded as “ContentServer.”

I gave it a descriptive file name.

Keep Your Sources Organized

I will put it in my folder

dedicated to the paper

component of the final project.

Click

DONE!

Click

Click

Type

Click

Ready to format later

Stay Tuned for the Following: • Using the General Search to

access eBooks

• Limiting General Search Results

• Alternatives to the General Search

• Other resources the library offers