Academic Search Premier
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Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,176 journals in the collection. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. Academic Search Premier is an enormous collection of the most valuable peer-reviewed full text journals, offering critical information from many sources unique to this database. Examples of titles offered in Academic Search Premier include: American Historical Review, American Journal of Political Science, American Libraries, American Sociologist, British Journal of Psychology, British Journal of Sociology, Central European History, Contemporary Literature, Early American Literature, English Language Notes, Family Relations, International Journal of Psychology, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, Journal of Counseling & Development, Journal of Education, Political Science Quarterly, Journal of General Psychology, Journal of Genetic Psychology, Journal of International Affairs, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Journal of Marriage & Family, Journal of Politics, Journal of Psychology, Journal of Social Psychology, Library Journal, Social Forces, Sociological Review, Theological Studies, Women's Studies, etc. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. The majority of full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color.
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There are a number of helpful tips and hints you can use to improve your search results. For example, you can use Boolean operators to link search terms together; and/or limit the search to a specific title.
Sometimes a search can be overly general (results equal too many hits) or overly specific (results equal too few hits). To fine tune your search, you can use AND, OR, and NOT operators to link your search words together. These operators will help you narrow or broaden your search to better express the terms you are looking for and to retrieve the exact information you need quickly.
USING THE "AND" OPERATOR: If you have a search term that is too general, you can append several terms together using "AND". By stringing key terms together, you can further define your search and reduce the number of results. Note: Unless you define a specific search field, the result list will contain references where all your search terms are located in either the citation, full display or full text.
• For example, type sleep AND walking to find results that refer to both sleep and walking.
USING THE "OR" OPERATOR: In order to broaden a search, you can link terms together by using the "OR" operator. By using "OR" to link your terms together you can find documents on many topics. Linked by this operator, your words are searched simultaneously and independently of each other.
• As an example, search sleep AND walking OR waking to find results that reference the terms "sleep" and "walking", or the term "waking".
USING THE "NOT" OPERATOR: In order to narrow a search, you can link words together by using the "NOT" operator. This operator will help you to filter out specific topics you do not wish included as part of your search.
Parentheses also may be used to control a search query. Without parentheses, a search is executed from left to right. Words that you enclose in parentheses are searched first. Why is this important? Parentheses allow you to control and define the way the search will be executed. The left phrase in parentheses is searched first; then based upon those results the second phrase in parentheses is searched.
Generalized Search: dog or cat and show or parade Focused Search:(dog or cat) and (show or parade)
In the first example, the search will retrieve everything on dog or cat shows AS WELL AS everything on parades whether or not the articles refer to dogs or cats.
In the second example, we have used the parentheses to control our query to only find articles about shows or parades that reference dogs or cats.
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The default fields for unqualified searches consist of the following: all authors, all subjects, all keywords, all title info (including source title) and all abstracts.
The following list will help you locate detailed information referenced in this database as a field.
Searchable tag Description Example
AB Abstract or Author-Supplied Abstract AB Tax
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of the
abstract summaries.
AD Author Affiliation AD Department of Education
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for companies
or organizations an author is affiliated
with, may also include correspondence
address.
AF Author Affiliation AF Iowa State University
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for companies
or organizations an author is affiliated
with, may also include correspondence
address.
AN Accession Number AN 1105290
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
identification (accession) number.
AR Author Phrase AR Hasanov, Alemdar
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
author, in the format of last name, first
name, and middle initial if available.
AS Author Supplied Abstract AS Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for documents
that have an abstract supplied by the
author. [Note: not visible on interface]
AU Author AU Jefferson
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for an article's
author, in the format of last name, first
name, and middle initial if available.
CO Company Entity CO "GEMSTAR-TV Guide
[Word Indexed] International Inc."
Performs a keyword search for company
terms within the record.
CS Cover Story CS Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that the article is a
cover story.
CY Country ID CY US
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a country's
ISO identification code, indicating an
article's country of publication.
DE Heading or Keyword DE "BUCKLING (Mechanics)"
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for subject
headings and author-supplied keywords
describing an article.
DT Date of Publication DT 20020301
[Date Indexed]
Performs an exact search for articles
published on a specific date, in the
format of CCYYMMDD.
FM Images Available FM P
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
type of full text. The searchable values
are "T," "C," or "P." "T" indicates HTML
full text; "C" indicates images embedded
in the full text; and "P" indicates a
PDF document.
FR FlagRefAvailY FR Y
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that an article contains
references.
FT Full Text Available FT Y
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that a record has full
text available.
GE Geographic Terms GE California
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of geographic
locations pertaining to an article's
content.
IB ISBN IB 0-12-000797-5
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a
publication's International Standard
Book Number.
IC NAICS Code or Description IC Motion Picture and
[Word Indexed] Video Industries
Performs a keyword search for NAICS or
codes or descriptions within the 5121
article's content.
IL Illustrations IL Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for articles
containing illustrations. Values to be
searched include "Y" indicating the
article contains illustrations, and
types of illustrations such as graphs,
charts, diagrams, etc.
IP Issue IP 3
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a
publication's issue number.
IS ISSN (No Dashes) IS 00100277
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a
publication's International Standard
Serial Number.
JN Journal Name JN Safety Science
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs am exact search for the
journal title in which an article
was published.
KL Language of Keywords KL English
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of the
language of author-supplied terms
describing the article.
KW Author-Supplied Keyword(s) KW Wage Rigidity
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for
author-supplied terms describing
the article.
LA Language LA English
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for the
language in which an article was
originally published.
PE People PE Yuen, Henry
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for people
within the article's content.
PG Number of Pages PG 19
[Number Indexed]
Performs an exact numeric search for
an article's page length.
PS Reviews & Products PS Barbershop
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for
products and book reviews within
the article's content.
PT Publication & Document Type PT Periodical
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the type
of publication or type of article.
RV Peer Review RV Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs a search for the value "Y"
indicating that the article is from
a peer-reviewed publication.
SD Articles With Several Reviews & Products SD Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several products
are referred to in the article.
SG Articles with Several Companies SG Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several companies
are referred to in the article.
SJ Articles with Several People SJ Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several people
are referred to in the article.
SK Articles with Several Industries SK Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several industries
are referred to in the article.
SU Subject Terms SU Wall Street
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for geographic
terms and subject terms describing a
document's contents.
SO Journal Name SO Time
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for the
journal title in which an article
was published.
SP Start Page SP 61
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
start page.
TI Title TI Price
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for the title
of an article, or a descriptive phrase
if the article is dated before Nov 87.
TX All Text TX Orthomolecular
[Word Indexed] Medicine
Performs a keyword search of all
the database's searchable fields.
UI Unique Identifier UI 1105290
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
identification (accession) number.
VI Volume VI 2
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a
publication's volume number.
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The following table explains the contents of each field in a Academic Search Premier record's detailed display.
Field name Description
Title Title of the article, and indicator as to whether or
not the article is a cover story.
Alternate Title Non-English title of the article.
Language Language in which the article was published.
Authors Author(s) name in last name, first name format.
Editors Editor(s) of the book referred to in the article.
Translators Translator(s) of the non-English language article.
Source The source in which the article was published, its
volume number, the number of pages in the article,
and a description and number of illustrations found
in this article.
Document Type Indicates a record's document type, such as article,
book, abstract, company report, industry overview,
and more. All Document Types are displayed in the
listbutton limiter on the Advanced Search screen.
Subject Terms The specific article’s subject heading describing
the record's content. Terms which can also be found
in the thesaurus authority are prepended with asterisks.
Geographic Terms The specific article's geographic subject headings describing
the record's content
Author-Supplied Author-supplied, searchable terms. If Keywords are in a
Keywords language other than English, the corresponding language
will be noted.
Company/Entity Company names, DUNS numbers and ticker symbols
Reviews & Reviews and articles covering books, films, and products
Products
NAICS/Industry Codes and headings for NAICS industry information
Codes
People People as subjects within the record's content
Abstract A brief summary taken from the article itself.
Author The organization or institution affiliated with the
Affiliations author(s) of the article.
Country of The country in which an article was originally published.
Publication
Committee Name The government department or committee referenced in the document.
Region/Area The region or area referenced in the document.
Guest Guests referenced in the article
Full Text The word count of the article's full text.
Word Count
ISSN International Standard Serial Number
ISBN International Standard Book Number
Accession Number Unique number to identify the record.
Reference browsing allows the user to extend a search beyond the initial result list to records that are cited by an article. These citation records can be accessed through an article's "References" link, or through the References search screen. See online help for a detailed description of this feature.
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The Publication authority file is a list of the publications from the Academic Search Premier database. The Publication authority file is drawn from the publications listed in each record; therefore, all terms will provide links to pertinent records. You can browse this list alphabetically, or as Relevancy Ranked (keyword search).
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The Subjects authority file is a controlled vocabulary of terms that assists in more effectively searching the database. The Subjects authority file is drawn from the subjects assigned to each record; therefore, all terms will provide links to pertinent records. You can browse this list alphabetically, or as Relevancy Ranked (keyword search).
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Index Browsing Index browsing allows the user to view all values that occur in specified fields in a database, along with corresponding hit counts. Access the index browse feature by clicking the green “Indexes” button on the upper portion of the “Advanced” search screen. Use the drop-down menu to choose an index to browse. Indexes can also be searched using tags. Since browsable indexes are phrase indexed, the exact form and spelling of terms as they appear in the database must be used in conjunction with the tags when entering a search manually. Indexes available for browsing in Academic Search Premier database are listed below. Tags for all fields included in the index browse feature begin with “Z” (e.g. “ZA” for Author).
ZA Author ZW Author-Supplied Keywords ZO Company Entity ZT Document Type ZZ DUNS Number ZD Entry Date ZG Geographic Terms ZU Headings ZH ISBN ZI ISSN (without the dash) ZJ Journal Name ZL Language ZC NAICS Code or Description ZP People ZS Reviews & Products ZE Subject Terms ZN Ticker Symbol ZR Year of Publication
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