Library: How to Use the Library Databases: EBSCOhost Databases (Academic Search Complete, Legal Source, Literary Reference Center, Poetry and Short Story Reference Center, etc.)

Academic Search Complete

Academic Search Complete offers an enormous collection of full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database. In addition, it includes peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, as well as for the social sciences and humanities. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and more.

Nearly 6,600 active full-text journals and magazines.
Nearly 6,000 active full-text peer-reviewed journals.
More than 4,000 active full-text peer-reviewed journals with no embargo.
Nearly 4,000 active full-text journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus.

There are many other EBSCOhost databases, and can all be searched in a similar manner.

EBSCOhost Tutorials

EBSCO Advanced Searching Tutorial (PowerPoint)
This tutorial demonstrates an Advanced Search on EBSCOhost.
EBSCOhost Basic Searching Tutorial (PowerPoint)
This tutorial demonstrates a basic search on EBSCOhost.
Introduction to EBSCOhost
A PowerPoint version of the video tutorial "Introduction to Searching in EBSCO" below.

Citations in EBSCOHost Databases

When citing in Academic Search Complete or another EBSCOhost database, look for the "Tools" bar (usually on the right-hand side).

After clicking "Cite", you'll see a list similar to the one below. Be sure to select the citation style you will need. You may either copy and paste the citation into your works cited/reference list.

We recommend double-checking auto-generated citations, as sometimes they are incorrect or improperly formatted.