{"id":1127,"date":"2020-05-22T22:15:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T22:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/infolit\/?page_id=1127"},"modified":"2022-12-09T23:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T23:34:14","slug":"ebsco-finding-journal-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/librarywp.whatcom.edu\/infolit\/ebsco-finding-journal-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Search a database"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Use OneSearch and databases like Academic Search Complete to find academic sources for your assignments and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Search Complete<\/a> is one of 50+ databases at WCC library that has many scholarly journals and articles that are not freely available online. It works similarly to OneSearch but looks a little different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Build your search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your assignment: Let’s say you’re writing a research paper on the topic of climate change<\/em> and you are required to use peer-reviewed (scholarly or refereed) articles. In Academic Search Complete<\/a>, you will ‘land’ on the advance search page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/i> Find the search box where you will type in your search (keyword) terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/i> Find Search Options<\/strong> that will allow you to check the box to filter for either “Full Text articles” or “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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 2. Refine your search<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Go to Academic Search Complete<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Enter keywords like gun control<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click Search<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Check the Scholarly (Peer review) Journal<\/strong> and Full Text<\/strong> boxes in Refine Results <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Check other boxes in the Refine Results<\/strong> section to limit your search results to only journal articles published in the last 10 years, for example<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Example of successful searching in a database<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Search strategies<\/h3><\/div>

    Use these advanced search strategies in both general and subject-specific library databases<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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