This expansive collection covers all disciplines with well over 5,000 journals and magazines included. This resource is an upgrade to the Academic Search Complete collection.
For both specific contexts (business, medicine, engineering, etc.) and multi-subject databases, see the entire list of article Databases A-Z.
1. Use simple terms
Use short, simple words or phrases. Don't type in your entire topic as one sentence.
Example: If you're writing about "the importance of peer relationships in the developmental stage of middle childhood," search only the key words/phrases: peer relationships and development and childhood.
2. Use search symbols (Boolean)
or = expand your search by including different forms of a word. Examples: Stocks or bonds. Cats or felines.
" " = search for a specific phrase. Example: "World War Two"
* = add 1-5 characters to the end of a word. Examples: Panda* finds panda and pandas. Inter* finds internal and internet.
3. Start broad
If you get too many results, you can always narrow your search terms later.