Instructions for ABC-Clio Databases - McDermott Library,UT Dallas

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Library Hours for Summer 2008 Finals
Reading Days and Finals:
Aug. 5th, Tue	7am to Midnight
Aug. 6th, Wed – Aug. 8th, Fri	7am overnight until Friday Midnight
Aug. 9th, Sat	9am to 8pm
Aug. 10th, Sun – Aug. 13th, Wed	1pm overnight until Wednesday 10pm
Intersession:
Aug. 14th, Thurs – Aug. 20th, Wed	9am to 6pm
Aug. 16th, Sat and Aug. 17th, Sun	Library will be closed
First Day of Class:
Aug. 21st , Thurs	8am to 2am (Regular Hours Resume)

Instructions for ABC-Clio Databases:

America: History and Life

Historical Abstracts

1. Click tagged next to the records to export.

2. Click Tagged Results on the left hand menu.

3. Click Output Options on the left hand menu.

4. Entry Format: Short entry will provide only the citation; full entry will supply citation and abstract.

5. Request Entry: Select Tagged entries

6. Output type: Select RefWorks Export and SUBMIT.