This video demonstrates some of the techniques for searching for articles using Ebsco's Master File database.
Action: Starting with the library's site click databases by subject link.
Annotation: Some information about choosing a database.
Action: Scroll down to the subject list.
Annotation: Some subjects that may be useful.
Action: Click the General Subjects Link and then Ebsco Master File On Campus Link.
Annotation: Let's find articles about the internet.
Action: Type Internet in the Search box and click search and review the result list.
Annotation: 300,000 is way too many articles to look through.
Action: Click the Advanced Search link.
Annotation: Adding a second topic focuses the results and finds fewer, more useful articles. Try using Society.
Action: Type Society in the second search box.
Annotation: Look through the articles to see which ones are useful.
Action: Click on the title of an article that looks useful to see more article information.
Annotation: The subject list and abstract in the citation let you know how useful the article is to your research.
Action: Click the Find In Library button.
Annotation: This article is not available in our databases.
Action: Click the back button to return to the results list and open another article.
Annotation: The article's summary has the search terms in it. Scroll down to see the article.
Action: Scroll down through the information to see the article.
Annotation: Useful information!
Action: Click the e-mail icon at the top of the article.
Annotation: I can send the article to my favorite e-mail account so I know where to find it again.
Action: Type the e-mail address in the text box.
Annotation: Include the MLA citation for your bibliography.
Action: Click the send button and return to the article. 
Annotation: By searching subjects I can be sure the articles I find are about the Internet.
Action: Select Subject from the Select a field list.
Annotation: I also want to find articles with Society in the title.
Action: Select Title from the Select a field list. Then Click search and open another article.
Annotation: My search terms are all over this article.
Action: Click the PDF link at the top of the article.
Annotation: The PDF link means I can access the article and save it to my computer or thumb drive.
Action: Click the save button at the top of the article. Then return to the results list.
Annotation: This article is a book review and is not useful unless I can find the book.
Action: Review the article information to find other ideas for searching.
Annotation: The subject INTERNET -- social aspects may find useful articles. Click it to run the search.
Action: Review the list of articles in this search.
Annotation: This article looks useful.
Action: Click the article titled "The Internet Ruined my Life"
Annotation: The HTML link means the article appears below the citation.
Action: Scroll down to read the article. Return to the top of the page to adjust the search.
Annotation: I want to refine the search. I'll add a second term with AND
Action: Type Influence in the second search box then click Search.
Annotation: I'm finding articles that don't have many details.
Action: Scroll through the list of articles and click the article titled "Computer Love". Then click the Refind search link and select the Peer Review box.
Annotation: The peer review check will find articles with more useful information.
Annotation: Enter a date range to get articles from certain years.
Action: Scroll through the list of articles.
Annotation: I have fewer articles but with more useful information in them.
Action: Click on the article titles Solving (and Causing) Problems with Technology.
Annotation: This edition of the Futurist looks useful. I can look for specific issues with this link.
Action: Click on the Futurist link and select the 2002-July August edition. Click on the article titled: "The Overlapping of Virtual and Real" 
Annotation: Another useful article. I'm sending it to my e-mail inbox.
Action: End of video.