Resources for French & Francophone Studies

Open the library.louisiana.edu home page and click once in the EDS Search Box.

Type a search term - usually a simple word or phrase - into the search box.<br><br>For this example, let's type <b>Meditation</b>

Click <span class="component"><i><b>Search</b></i></span>

Click <span class=""><i><b> Full Text&nbsp;</b></i><b>to bring up listings that have articles attached (or in easy reach).</b></span>

Click <span class=""><i><b> Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals</b></i><b>&nbsp;</b><i></i>if your professor wants you to find articles that are peer reviewed. &nbsp;Note that this will get rid of all the results from newspapers, magazines, audio and video recordings,and most books.</span>

If you see <span class=""><i><b>PDF Full Text&nbsp;</b></i>you can click on it for instant access to that article just as it was printed.</span>

To save the citation information your professor will require if you use it in a paper, click the little yellow&nbsp;<span class=""><i><b>Cite&nbsp;</b></i><b><i></i></b>icon on the right</span>

Scroll down the list to find the citation style your professor requires - ALA, APA, or MLA. &nbsp;<b><i>H</i></b><span class=""><i><b>ighlight </b></i>the citation and copy it, using CTRL-C or right click and choose "Copy"</span>

Open the document where you are keeping notes on your research, and Right click to&nbsp;<span class=""><i><b>Paste without formatting </b></i>or press<i><b> Ctrl+Shift+V</b></i></span>

If that doesn't work, and the citation you pasted looks funny, just remove the formatting. &nbsp;<br><br>In Google Docs, click the very last button under&nbsp;<span class=""><i><b>More </b></i>(or just the very last button on the right of the toolbar) that looks like a <i><b>Tx</b>.<br><br></i></span>

To grab a permalink that will take you back to your article the next time you need it, Click the&nbsp;<span class=""><i><b>Permalink button </b></i>that looks like a little chain link</span>

When you click <span class=""><i><b>Permalink&nbsp;</b></i>it makes a long web address appear at the very top of the page. &nbsp;This is the address that can get you to that article from any computer with internet access. &nbsp;You need it!</span>

Copy the&nbsp;<span class=""><i><b>Permalink&nbsp;</b></i>by clicking it to select the whole address and then pressing CTRL-C or right clicking and choosing "Copy" from the menu</span>

Return to your notes document and paste that link below your citation. &nbsp;Hit the space bar after pasting and it will automatically turn into a clickable link. &nbsp;<br><br>That's it. You're done.