Action: Start at the library's home page.
Annotation: Click the On-Campus link anywhere on campus or Remote from elsewhere.
Action: The Gale Virtual Reference Library search page opens.
Annotation: Type your search term in this box and click search to begin.
Action: The results list shows the articles that were found in the database.
Annotation: The number of articles found are in the top tab. 
Annotation: Scan through the list to find useful articles.
Action: Look for the articles publication date in the list of articles.
Annotation: The articles are not date order making it hard to find current articles.
Annotation: Select Publication date from this list to display the most current articles first.
Action: Look through the article list with the most recent at the top.
Annotation: These articles are the most current but not the most relevant.
Action: Return to the top of the page and click the basic search link.
Annotation: I can adjust my search to find articles that are the most useful for my topic.
Annotation: Select Document Title to find articles where "Autism" is in the title.
Action: Click on the Document Title button and then the Search button.
Annotation: Selecting Publication Date sort lists the most relevant and current articles first.
Action: Change the Sort by to Publication Date.
Annotation: This article looks very useful. Click the title to examine it.
Action: View the article and look at the information.
Annotation: The top of the article has useful information about the article. Scroll down to read the full article.
Action: Look through the article to see if it is useful.
Annotation: This article looks useful and has tools so I can organize my information.
Annotation: My search terms appear red. The more red the more useful the article is.
Annotation: This article looks useful and has tools so I can organize my information.
Annotation: This link allows me to listen to the article at the computer. I can also save it and listen on an MP3 player.
Action: Click the Listen link to open a sound player to listen to the article or download an MP3 file.
Annotation: The Email link sends a copy of the article to my favorite Email account.
Action: type in the e-mail address of the account you use most.
Annotation: Be sure to select the correct citation format to make creating the works cited page easier.
Annotation: I know that the article will be in my in box and I don't have to refind the article in the database if I need it again.
Action: Click send when you are done.
Annotation: The View PDF displays the article as it would appear in its original form.
Action: Click the PDF link at the upper right of the article.
Annotation: The article may not start at the top of the page. It may be necessary to scroll around the page to find it.
Action: Scan through the article in the PDF viewer.
Annotation: Use this button to navigate from page to page.
Action: Click the arrow buttons at the top of the viewer.
Annotation: These buttons adjust the size of the page on the screen.
Annotation: Click this button to save the article to the computer or a memory stick.
Action: Navigate to the folder you choose and type the name you can remember.
Annotation: Give the article a name that makes it easy to find.
Action: Close the window when you are finished with the article.
Action: Go the the top of the page and click the Advanced search link.
Annotation: The advanced search allows the articles found to be focused on a particular topic.
Action: Type the topic in the Document Title search and Diagnosis in the Keyword search, then click Search.
Annotation: One article was found that matches the search.
Action: Click the article title to review the article.
Annotation: Here is the information about diagnosing Autism.
Action: Search through the article for the search terms.
Annotation: Changing from keyword to Entire Document will find more documents.
Action: Change Keyword to Entire Document.
Annotation: The sort order can be changed to Publication Date to bring the most recent articles to the top.
Action: Review the list articles and select one that looks useful.
Annotation: Press Ctrl F on the keyboard to search the document for a word in the article.
Action: Type the search term in the box when it appears.
Annotation: Save any article that may be useful to the research.


Annotation: Save any article that may be useful to the research.