1. USING ACADEMIC SEARCH
COMPLETE
DATABASE SEARCH EXAMPLE

2. OUR NEED?
• We are doing a research review:
• Identity among biracial or multiracial
adolescents
• Scholarly, peer-reviewed articles
• Dates 2000-2012

3. FROM LIBRARY HOME PAGE

4. SELECT ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE
A GENERAL SUBJECT DATABASE

5. FROM DATABASE HOME PAGE ALWAYS
GO TO “ADVANCED SEARCH”

6. FILL IN THE BOXES
WITH KEYWORDS & TRUNCATION*
Limit by Date, to Scholarly Articles

7. 48 RESULTS FOR OUR FOCUSED SEARCH

8. FURTHER LIMIT BY SUBJECT TO
REFLECT YOUR INTEREST

9. 6 GREAT RESULTS!

10. CLICK ON AN ARTICLE AND…

11. ACCESS FULL-TEXT OF ARTICLE