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WELCOME TO TEEAL, WHERE THE WORLD’S
PUBLISHED KNOWLEDGE IS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
For this module, you will
need the URL of the TEEAL
server on your network.
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Get started now discovering and
instantly accessing articles in the
TEEAL collection installed at your
institution.
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GET STARTED USING THE QUICK SEARCH BOX
Type your search terms in the Quick Search box on the
home page to instantly generate a list of article citations
TIP: Try to avoid a very general search, such as farms, because that will slow down
your search and your results may be too many and may not be very useful.
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Choose your articles from a list of search results
Your results are displayed in a list of citations. Each citation gives
you key information, such as article title, author, journal, and a
snippet of the abstract. You can open the full citation for more
details or go straight to the article.
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What’s in a citation?
The full citation
gives you a more
in-depth
description about
your article. You
can open your
article from here,
too.
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Are full articles provided by TEEAL?
YES! Every citation links to its article. Articles open
instantly because they are stored on a new class of small
processing units. (TEEAL doesn’t use the internet.)
TIP: If you have troubling opening an article, please consult your IT department and
someone can help you check your TEEAL set up.
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Narrow your search
Too many results? Results not relevant enough? Narrow
your search results using the facet menu under ‘Limit
your search.’ : author, year, journal title and more.
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Want to browse TEEAL’s collection?
If you already have an article in mind, or wish to browse a
journal, go to the Journals A-Z or Subjects A-Z tab. Expand the list
of journals to see the years, volumes and article titles of a
journal.
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Bookmark citations
Need to bookmark print it for later? Click on the Bookmark
link
TIP: You can select multiple citations in your Search Results to print or save.
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What have you already searched?
Click on the Search History link at the top of the Results
page to view your previous searches. You’ll see the amount
of results per search. You can re-initiate a past search.
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Tips on searching
Take a few minutes to review these helpful tips. Your search
results will improve and you’ll save time!
17. Module 1b:Using TEEALModule 1a: Background and Introduction to TEEAL
Practice time!
Browse for article
• Try browsing for an article.
• Here’s an article:
– In Livestock Science
2006, Volume 102, Issue 1-2
– Locate in the Table of Contents this article: Effect
of feeding Yucca schidigera extract on
performance of lactating dairy cows and ruminal
fermentation parameters in steers
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Need more help?
Answers to most of your questions can be found in the
Help tab, along with best-practices for getting the best
search results.
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Read the Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQs) to increase your knowledge on
TEEAL.
Move on to Module1 Exercises