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ELS503 Research Skills Guide: 3.5 Let's try a search on a database: EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete

3.5 Let's try a search on a database: EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete

Let's try a search on a database: 
EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete

 

Let's use the keywords from the Challenge that you have selected.

Again, as an example, imagine we are looking for some articles about league tables and education in Australia.

The search might look like this:

Screenshot of an advanced search in the Academic Search Complete database. The search terms include: league tables AND school* AND australia

 

Search in Academic Search Complete

 

Now let's try the keywords from your challenge.

 

 In the window below, type some keywords for the Challenge that you have selected.

 You may need to sign in first with your CSU username and password

 

  • Notice the number of results you get? Much less than Primo Search and Google Scholar? However, being a discipline specific database, you should find these much more relevant to your topic.
  • Look at the HTML and PDF links to access the full text of the article.

Open in New Window

 

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