Using Academic Search Complete

Library Research: Academic Search Complete DatabaseDaytona State College Library

When should I use Academic Search Complete?

0Use Academic Search Complete database when you are looking for articles on general topics.

0Academic Search Complete has articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly/academic

journals.

The Library Website

0http://www.daytonastate.edu/library/

Click on the link that says “Databases A to Z”

Sign in first

0Your borrower ID is your student ID #0Your PIN is the last four digits of your Social Security

number

Now you see a list of titles

0Academic Search Complete is the second title on the list.

0Click on the title to go to the database.

Click on the blue bar to connect to the database

Now you’re ready to search

0Type your topic into the search box then click on the “Search” button

0You need to spell your search terms correctly

0You don’t need to use any of the other boxes or limiters

Working with your results

0Your results are sorted by relevance0That means the “best” results are on

top, not the newest0Use the slider on the left to weed out

older dates0Click and hold the slider, drag it to the

date you want, and click on “Update”

Now all your results are from within the past ten years

Read the article0 Click on “PDF Full Text” below the

article description0 If you have a choice between PDF and

HTML Full Text, choose PDF.0PDF articles come with page numbers. If

you use a quote from your article in your paper, you will need the page number. HTML does not have page numbers.

Using article tools0Look at the “Tools” menu at the left of

the page0From here, you can print the article, or

email it to yourself0You can also print or save the article by

using the gray bar that appears on the page when you move the mouse

Citing the Article

0Under the Tools menu, find the icon that looks like a yellow sheet of paper.

0When you mouse over it, it will say “Cite.”0Click on that, then choose your citation style (MLA,

APA) from the list.0You can copy and paste the citation into your works

cited or references page.0Note: the citation may not be 100% correct. Check

with an APA or MLA style guide for the correct format.0This does not give you the in-text citation.

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