The first thing to do in Search USA, before starting your search
What is log in by clicking on the "Hello Guest. Login for full access." link in the yellow strip at the top of the webpage
100
Name the best way to get to PubMed.
What is through the links on the Library website's Online Resources page?
100
The location of the USA Library website
What is the Library tab on the My USA portal?
100
The meanings of AMA and APA
What are American Medical Association and American Psychological Association?
100
The acronym used for InterLibrary Loan
What is ILL?
200
The way to see if Search USA has the full text of an article you already have a citation for
What is copy and paste the article title into the search bar?
200
How to check PubMed for the full text of an article when you already have a citation
What is copy and paste the article title into the search bar?
200
The location of the databases
What is the Online Resources page in the Library website?
200
We have a physical as well as an online manual of this citation style.
What is AMA?
200
The email to send ILL requests
What is library@usa.edu?
300
The way to tell if USA has full-text access to an article in Search USA
What is a PDF icon or Full Text Finder link will appear under the article entry in the search results
300
The way to tell if USA has full-text access to an article in PubMed
What is the blue USA shield icon will appear in the top right corner of the abstract page?
300
Name the resources found on the Library's Referencing webpage.
What are citation quick guides; links to AMA Online, Grammarly, RefME, Zotero, Mendeley, PubMed Journals and Abbreviations; and Copyright information?
300
A difference between AMA and APA citations
What is APA has the date in parentheses right after the author name, AMA has the journal name abbreviated while APA spells it out
300
The last place to check for full text before submitting your article request
What is Google Scholar?
400
Filters you can use to streamline your search
What is Limit To, publication dates, Language, Source Types...
400
Filters you can use to streamline your search
What are article type, publication dates, languages...
400
The location of the open lab hours schedule
What is log into My USA > Library > Campus Resources > San Marcos Campus Lab Hours > San Marcos Library Bulletin Board link?
400
The problem with using citation generators
What is citation generators may format the citation incorrectly; double-checking your references is still necessary?
400
The amount of time you have to wait to get your article or chapter
What is 0-3 business days on average?
500
Name some other useful resources that Search USA has.
What is ILL form, Ask a Librarian form, citation generator, search replicator buttons for PubMed and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global II
500
Describe the way to email a PubMed abstract to yourself or someone else.
What is go to "Send To" and click on the triangle next to it, and select "E-mail"?
500
Name some resources that are only available on the Library website when you are logged in to My USA.
What are the Course Resources page and the San Marcos Bulletin Board page?
500
The difference between a journal article citation and a book chapter citation
What is book chapter citation includes city, publisher, "In: [editor's name]"; article citation includes volume and issue numbers etc.?
500
What you need to include in your article request in order for it to be sent to you
What is the complete citation OR the Search USA ILL form OR a link to the abstract page of your article OR emailing library@usa.edu the PubMed abstract, including your name and email