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Where's a good place to start looking for articles in scholarly journals?

Academic Search Complete is ONE database that is a good place, because it allows allow you to:

  • Find full text scholarly articles to jump-start your research.
  • Find accessible scholarly articles in an unfamiliar discipline.
  • Find a good selection of scholarly articles in many academic subject areas.

 

Please see the short movie below, which show you searching tips within Academic Search Complete.

Demo Search in Academic Search Complete (w/ audio)

TRY IT YOURSELF! Enter Academic Search Complete to search find articles from scholarly journals in the social sciences, business, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, and education


While there is no standard “search interface” (how the search screen looks and how your search is interpreted), almost all databases offer standard features that will help reduce the confusion and enable you to perform effective searches.

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