Introduction | Accessing | Searching | Search
Results | Managing
Search Results | Search
Tips | Additional Features
Introduction
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Emerald is a collection of over 40,000 articles from over 100 of the
most prestigious management journals, complete with full text archives back
to 1994 and abstracts back to 1989. This database includes management disciplines:
marketing, human resources management, library and information management and
quality to operations management. Emerald is also useful for individuals
involved with management issues and technology.
Key titles indexed in this database include:
- European Journal of Marketing
- International Journal of Operations & Production Management
- Library Management
- Full list of journals Management Decision
- Personnel Review
- The TQM Magazine
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Accessing
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This database may be accessed from the Databases page of the Electronic Resources section of the NSU Alvin Sherman Library website.
For more on how to access databases visit http://www.nova.edu/library/dils/lessons/electroniclibrary/
The Emerald Quick Search screen is automatically selected and the opening
screen will display. To change from the Quick Search mode to the Advanced
Search
mode
- click Advanced Search in the menu on the left side
of the screen
The Advanced Search mode is recommended, as this will allow additional search
options and allow you to have greater control over your search strategy.
Advanced Search screen in Emerald.
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Searching
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To construct an Advanced Search
- set the first field box to Keywords using the drop down menu
- enter your term(s) in the box(es) provided and set the appropriate fields
- click on Search to obtain a list of records
- the records will be displayed automatically
Advanced search menu.
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Search Results
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Search results will vary. If you get:
- No records matched your search, then check your spelling
or the fields you searched in.
- Too many, then go back and limit your search. Sometimes a
search needs to be modified with: additional search words, searching
only a specific field, adding date limitations, or type of materials.
- Too few, then go back and expand your search. Consider synonyms
for your search words or concepts. Try to use professional language
or terminology.
- Irrelevant results, then try new search terms. Consider synonyms
or related concepts. Identify and search using descriptors. Try a different
database.
Results lists
The Search Results list displays items that matched your search terms. The
Search Results shows
- citations for items that matched your search
- most articles are available fulltext
- click on the title of the article to view the full record, including the
abstract
- click on View HTML or View PDF to view
the full-text of the article
Search results in Emerald.
Records
From the record view; to view a document in a specific format:
- click on View HTML or View PDF.
Article record in Emerald.
The information in the record, especially the title of the item and the abstract
(if available) will help you determine if you need the item.
For articles available in PDF format, Adobe Acrobat Reader software must be
installed on the computer to view the document. Acrobat Reader allows the article
to be viewed and printed exactly as it appeared in the original publication.
This is free software, but is unsupported by NSU. It can be downloaded at http://www.adobe.com
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Managing Search Results
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Databases typically allow you to manage your search results by
- marking or tagging records to select only the records that you want
from your search results from later printing, emailing and/or saving
- printing the search results list and/or specific records
- emailing the search results list and/or specific records to your
email address
- saving the search results list and/or specific records–some
databases may allow you to save your file for export into commercial bibliographic
citation manager software, such as EndNote or ProCite
Not all search management features are available in all databases.
Marking
The “marking” feature allows you to select records from within your search
results. By marking items, you can create a list of records allowing you to
print, email or save multiple
records at one time. In order to create a Marked List in Emerald, you must register
and create a profile.
To register and create a profile
- click on My Profile in the left-hand menu
- complete the registration form
- a confirmation email will be sent, but you will be registered immediately
To create a Marked List
- click on My Profile in the left-hand menu
- log in using your profile username and password
- click on Marked List in the left-hand menu
- click on Create new, and name your new list
- conduct your search
- to mark a record
- from the Results list
- click the checkbox to
the right of a citation
- select the name of the list from the drop-down menu
- click on Add
to my list
- from a record
- select the name of the list from the drop-down menu
- click on Add to my list
Marking items in Emerald results list.
To view your list of marked records
- click on Marked List
- select the desired list
- select items from the desired list
- Click on view, print, download or email
- only the article records will be viewed, printed, downloaded or
email, not the full-text of the articles
Selecting marked list and/or items to view, print, download, or
email in Emerald.
Printing
Full-text articles may only be printed from the open document. To
print the article
- for an HTML article click on your browser's print icon
- for a PDF file click on the print icon within the Adobe Reader window
Emailing
Full-text of articles may not be emailed from Emerald. Only Marked Lists can
be emailed and will include abstracts only, not full-text. For details, see
Marking.
Saving
To save a record
- click on file at the top left of whatever type of browser you are
using
- select save as
- choose the directory for the article to be saved within the menu using the
pull down arrow, or save to a 3.5" floppy disk
- note the name of the file, or change the name yourself to something you
will remember
- click on Save
- the document can now be retrieved from wherever you have it saved within
your computer or floppy disk
Use a word processing program to open your file.
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Search Tips
Use advanced search features to modify a search to obtain more successful search
results. You can combine advanced search features to modify and improve your
search. Advanced search features often include:
- phrase or proximity searching
- field searching
- date
- document and/or publication type
- Boolean operators
- plurals and truncation
One useful tip when searching any electronic database is to leave out articles,
prepositions, and very abstract or general terms–they confuse the database's
search engine.
For example, if the paper is on "The Impact of Mainstreaming Students
in Math Classes,” use the most precise terms like mainstreaming and mathematics
and skip impact, the, of, and in.
Phrase or proximity searching
In Emerald
- put the phrase in double quotes, such as:
"world wide web"
"Javascripting as a programming language"
- or click the checkbox for Phrase
Field searching
To limit your search to a specific field in the record
- select the appropriate field from the drop-down menu in the Advanced
Search screen
- All Fields is the default field
Field searching area in Emerald.
Date
To limit a search to specific year use the advanced search screeen option
Select the desired years in this area.
Publication type
Emerald refers to document type as "Style". All articles
within the Emerald Database are classified by style. The document
types or styles within Emerald are
- case study
- Conceptual paper
- General review
- Literarture review
- Research paper
- Technical paper
- Viewpoint
To search by document type or style
- click on the down arrow to the right of All Styles
- select the desired Style
Emerald Fulltext "Style" menu with "All Styles" selected.
Boolean operators
The Boolean operators, AND, OR, and AND NOT, can be used
to modify a search
- click on the pull down arrow
- click on the Boolean operator to use
Use AND to narrow a search. AND looks for both terms in the
same record.
leadership and vision; mainstreaming and science
Use OR to broaden a search. OR looks for either term in the
same record.
mainstreaming or inclusion; elementary education or secondary education
Use AND NOT to eliminate records with a certain term.
Saturn and not car; Venus and not planet
Plurals
Use the following symbols in Emerald to locate plural forms,
truncate search terms, or replace characters:
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" "
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"information managment in large corporations"
Using the quotation marks retrieves only instances where the characters
between the quotation marks are exactly matched.
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( )
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(computers or laptops) and technology
The search engine will evaluate the expression inside the parentheses
before combining any boolean operators outside the parentheses.
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The asterisk is a standard wildcard. Any instance of a word followed
by the asterisk will retrieve the root word plus any variations. As an
example, comput* will retrieve computer, computers, and computing.
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Additional Features
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Shortcut to periodicals
Users of Emerald may already know what journal, newspaper or magazine
they want. A quick way to access a periodical title without redoing a search
is to use the Browse feature.
The Browse feature has not yet been implemented in the new Emerald interface.
This section will be updated once it has been implemented.
Sort & limit
Users of Emerald may like to sort or limit results. A quick way to
sort:
- from the Search Results
- select the Sort by menu down arrow
- scroll to the desired sort method: relevance, oldest first, or newest
first
Selecting to "Sort by" Relevance within selection menu.
A quick way to limit to only the publications to which Nova Southeastern University
has subscribed through Emerald:
- from the Advanced Search Screen
- under Within, select the My subscribed content radio button
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