The D’Youville Library Database Detail highlights electronic resources from our collection. It covers the basic features of a selected resource including its strengths and scope with links to tutorials and related resources. This Database Detail covers Academic Search Complete from Ebsco.
What is it good for?
Academic Search Complete is a multidisciplinary database covering all types of formats including ebooks, journal, magazine and newspaper articles. It is a great resource for finding material like interviews and reviews from non-academic resources such as magazines and newspapers.
Who should use it?
Undergraduate students writing a viewpoint articles, biographies, or seeking primary sources will find this an excellent resource. It is easy to find editorial pieces from major publications and reviews of all types of media from books to movies and more. Not all of the material is considered scholarly but it does contain some literary criticism.
Search Options
Includes popular search limiters such as full text and scholarly journals.
More specialized limiters allow you to narrow your searches by publication type (magazines, newspapers, primary source, etc..) and document type (book review, case study, editorial, film review, interview, literary criticism and many more).
Tutorials
This database is published by Ebsco and has a similar interface to many of the databases in the library. While it looks the same, the content searched is slightly different and includes search limiters that reflect this content. Please view the general Ebscohost search tutorial for basic search tips.
Learn More
Take a look at the Ebsco profile page for this resource. It contains a complete list of journal coverage, subject strengths and comparisons to some similar databases. h
