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Mel Databases and How to Use Them By Nathan Rapp
Go to Mel Databases Type in  http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResourcesDatabases.php?ParentId=617 Or use this hyperlink Mel Database
Scroll Down to General Reference Center Gold Click On the Highlighted Title, In this case we will use General Reference Center Gold
The link will take you here
Scroll Down for recent/prevalent articles If you click on these tabs you can Go to different pages
Type in the textbox for a General Search
For more option You can customize your search There are three types of searches: Subject, Key word, and Entire Document.  Also you can three options for the document you are searching for: to document with full text, to peer reviewed publications, and to documents with images
Which will Bring you to the results page
Scrolling down lets us better see the information
There is a lot of information on this page These tell you the type of publication Clicking on the tabs will change them Here are the number of result pages This show where the words are in the text This is the bibliography information This shows you how many pages it is if you print
Click on the title and it will bring up the article
Now you can scroll down and read the Article
Citation, URL, and Document number are at the bottom of the Page
There are also tool to help you view the article found here
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Mel databases and how to use them

  • 1. Mel Databases and How to Use Them By Nathan Rapp
  • 2. Go to Mel Databases Type in http://mel.org/SPT--BrowseResourcesDatabases.php?ParentId=617 Or use this hyperlink Mel Database
  • 3. Scroll Down to General Reference Center Gold Click On the Highlighted Title, In this case we will use General Reference Center Gold
  • 4. The link will take you here
  • 5. Scroll Down for recent/prevalent articles If you click on these tabs you can Go to different pages
  • 6. Type in the textbox for a General Search
  • 7. For more option You can customize your search There are three types of searches: Subject, Key word, and Entire Document. Also you can three options for the document you are searching for: to document with full text, to peer reviewed publications, and to documents with images
  • 8. Which will Bring you to the results page
  • 9. Scrolling down lets us better see the information
  • 10. There is a lot of information on this page These tell you the type of publication Clicking on the tabs will change them Here are the number of result pages This show where the words are in the text This is the bibliography information This shows you how many pages it is if you print
  • 11. Click on the title and it will bring up the article
  • 12. Now you can scroll down and read the Article
  • 13. Citation, URL, and Document number are at the bottom of the Page
  • 14. There are also tool to help you view the article found here