Ebsco AdvancedSearch

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Ebsco Advanced Search

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Ebsco Advanced Search

Advanced Search Options
Ebsco Advanced Search

Search Options and Modes
Ebsco Advanced Search

Common Search Options: limit by Full Text or Scholarly Journal
Ebsco Advanced Search

Additional Search Options to Search by Date or search for Images
Search Limiters for Academic Search Premier
Ebsco Advanced Search

Search Limiters for Academic Search Premier
Ebsco Advanced Search

Search by Document Types
Ebsco Advanced Search

Example of Search with Options chosen
Ebsco Advanced Search

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Editor's Notes

  • #3 Choose Advanced Search from the Search screen
  • #4 Advanced Search Screen: there are more fields than the Basic search screen. You can limit or specify your search by choosing Boolean operators, or by choosing different options in the Select a Field drop-down menu
  • #5 Search Options and Modes: Choose Search Modes to get to these options. You will see options to limit or specify your search by: Full Text or Scholarly Publication, by Publication Title, and by Date or date range.
  • #6 Detail of search options: common limiters to searches include Full Text (full text of article available online) or Scholarly Journals (articles restricted to scholarly journals in field)
  • #7 You can also choose: limit by date or date range. Search for Images and image types.
  • #8 There are search limiters for each database within Ebsco. Academic Search Premier is the general academic research database within Ebsco. Limiters for ASP include: Publication type (Periodical, newspaper, book, primary source document, educational report)Document Type (includes Abstract, Bibliography, Book Review, Poetry Review, Case Study)Language, and PDF Full Text.
  • #9 Publication types: Periodical, newspaper, book, primary source document, educational report
  • #10 Document Types: common types searched for include abstract, article, bibliography, editorialOther types: book chapter, product review
  • #11 Advanced Search with Options chosen: Search for ‘terrorism’ and ‘mass media with Full Text, Scholarly Journals and Date Range