Databases provide you with access to a wide range of articles that can be used as resources for your paper. When searching in the database, keep in mind the terms listed below. They will assist you in navigating the databases and locating resources.
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OSU holds subscriptions to a very limited number of standards. In addition to ASTM Standards, AWS Standards, and SAE Digital Library Standards Complete, we also have access to some standards through IEEE Xplore and ASABE Technical Library. Furthermore, some standards can be found through the Knovel Database. A complete list of available standards can be found at OSU Library subscriptions to Standards.
Under limited and specific circumstances, if OSU does not hold a subscription for a standard, our Interlibrary Loan Service will order and pay for acquisition.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Incorporated by Reference (IBR) Portal provides free access to standards that have been incorporated by reference in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (read-only format). Information about ANSI IBR.
AND - Commands a search engine to bring back both terms
OR - Commands a search engine to bring back either of the terms
NOT - Commands a search engine to ignore all results with a certain word.
Quick tip: in Google, use a minus sign (-) instead of NOT
Bring back exact search results. "Ohio State University" means only OSU, no Ohio University too.
What to learn more? Review these sections of Choosing and Using Sources
DO:
Do choose main topic words
Do use precise words
Do use Booleans!
Do use synonyms
DON'T
Don't use full sentences or sentence fragments
Don't be too vague when you are looking for something specific
Unless part of a proper name, don't include: A, The, An, etc.