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Parts of OCtopus
- Advanced Search: use to add more fields to your search; this will help you keep your different concepts straight
- Research Starters: these built-in encyclopedia articles will give a brief overview to broad topics
- Click here to have a quick preview of the article or book you want to look at
- Change the publication date of items you see with this slider: very helpful for gathering recent information!
- Check off "News" to see only newspaper articles: try the different resource types as well!
- More filters are below if you scroll down
- The method to access the item will always be in the top left, whether it is a PDF, "Full text finder," or "Retrieve Catalogue Item"
- Keep track of this information: you will need it for citations!
- Abstract: this is a summary of what the article is about
- DOI: a digital object identifier is a unique string of numbers to help people find articles. You will need it for citations!
- Cite button: use with caution! Check citation against Library Citation Style guides
- Permalink: click here to get a stable URL to the item: the URL in the bar at the top of the page will not work later
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