Do you need magazine or journal articles for a school or other project? Need an idea of where to start? The Library has one resource that’s great for this kind of research–EBSCOhost’s MAS Ultra, which is a full-text database of more than 350 magazines, newspapers, and other periodicals including such titles as The Nation, National Geographic, Scientific American, Time, Newsweek, and many others.
To access EBSCOhost, go to the Library’s website, then click on “Resources” in the left-hand navigation panel. EBSCOhost can be found under several of the categories listed there: “Business/Law,” “Health/Medicine,” “Literature, English, Social Sciences,” and “Science, Technology, Mathematics.” Click on any of these categories, and then on the “EBSCOhost” link. After that, click on the link that says, “Search magazines here,” and then on the link that says, “MAS Ultra–Public Library Edition.” Chatham patrons, please contact the library for usernames and passwords to gain access.
If you need full-text articles, then you should click the check box near the middle on the left side of the screen that says “Full Text.” The database has many items that are full-text, but it also includes many records that have the citation only. Once you have conducted your search–you can do a simple keyword search or enter limitations as to year, publication type, and even whether the article has a picture, graph, or map in it–look at the bottom of the record for a link (highlighted with a yellow background) that says either PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text. The difference between the two is that the PDF version will retain all the formatting and look of the original publication–including any pictures or illustrations, whereas the HTML version will be plain text.
With either the HTML or PDF full text article, once you have accessed the article, you have several options. Icons at the top of the screen will allow you to print, save, or email the file to yourself. If you click on the “cite this article” icon, you will see the citation for the article in a variety of styles: MLA, APA, Chicago/Turabian, and others. If you use a program like EndNote or ProCite, you can even export citations to those or similar programs.
We encourage you to check out EBSCOhost for your research needs. As with any database (or other library materials and services), remember that the library staff is willing and able to assist you.