Searching Databases

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Searching Databases
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• Expanded Academic ASAP

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Why Use Expanded Academic
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• Covers all subject areas in Social Sciences, Arts
  Humanities, and Science Engineering
• Includes scholarly, magazine, and newspaper
  sources
• Most articles are available full-text
• Date coverage is from 1980 to present

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How To Find Expanded Academic
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• Start at the E-Resources page and click on the
  QuickLinks pull down menu to select Expanded
  Academic http//was.usc.edu/eresources/isd
• Use the A-Z list for databases and find Expanded
  Academic under letter E
• Enter Expanded Academic in the title search box
  under Combined Search on E-Resources page

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Search Options
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• Basic Search
• Subject Guide Search
• Advanced Search
• Publication Search

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Basic Search
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Search Results
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Reading Results

• Click on the article title to view full record
• Click on Full-text link to view full record
• Articles may be available in HTML or PDF formats

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View A Full-text Record
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View A Non Full-Text Record
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USC Content Connection
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Refining Searches 1

• Return to Basic search screen by clicking the
  appropriate search tab
• Edit your search term or add a term
• Use search operator AND in between search terms
  to narrow your search, e.g. computers and privacy
• Use search operator OR in between search terms to
  broaden your search, e.g. computers or Internet
• You can choose Advanced Search for complex
  searches or to combine more search terms

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Refining Searches 2
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Subject Guide Search
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Results Display
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Subject Subdivision View
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Advanced Search

• Why use advanced search
• Good for complex searches
• Can choose multiple fields to search
• Can use built-in search operators AND, OR, NOT to
  combine multiple searches
• Provides specific search limit options by date,
  format, type, etc.

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Advanced Search Screen
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Performing Advanced Search
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Results Display
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Search Limits
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Publication Search

• Can search for a specific publication
• Helpful to view all available content within a
  single edition/volume/issue
• Displays all publication titles that contain the
  word(s) entered in the publication search box
• Publication search includes magazine, journal,
  and newspaper titles

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Performing Publication Search
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Publication Search Result
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Marking Records
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Retrieve Records Print
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Retrieve Records E-mail
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Document Citing Feature
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Additional Features Dictionary Search
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Expanded Academic Help

• Expanded Academic own help is available. Click on
  the Help icon on top of the page
• Refer to a reference librarian
• Dont forget to Logoff