Academic Search Complete - LISTA
Academic Search Complete
Grades: 9+ | Subject(s): All (LISTA abstracts for Library Science) | Overall rating: 10
I searched the Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) through Academic Search Complete. My goal was to find ideas for my Library Orientation presentation, so I searched for the search phrases "library orientation" and "high school." The search retrieved 83 hits very quickly and the majority of the 83 hits were relevant to my search terms and helpful for my research. For most of the search results, a PDF or HTML file of the article was linked or I could access the article through other databases through the UWG Galileo login.
One helpful feature of the Academic Search Complete index is the search process itself. Many researchers do not fully understand the helpfulness of using Boolean/Phrase logic for searching. However, Academic Search Complete makes this process easy and guides users through this process. The ability to filter search results is also a helpful Academic Search Complete tool. Researchers can use the filter function to limit results to include only full text articles, articles with additional references available, or articles published in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. In addition, researchers can filter search results by publication date, source type, publication, organization, geography, and industry.
Academic Search Complete offers many additional options after you click on a title. For the purposes of this assignment, I evaluated two articles based on the results from my search. For the first article, “Library Orientation Transformation,” Academic Search Complete lists the authors, source, document type, subjects, abstract, the author’s professional affiliations, word count, images. It also offers researchers the option to download a PDF full text copy of the article or view an HTML full text version of the article. For the second article I examined, “All the Way to the End Zone,” users had similar options, but only HTML full text reading was available. For both articles, researchers had the option to listen to the article being read aloud with the option to change the voice to have an American, Australian, or British accent.
Another helpful feature of Academic Search Complete is the ability to login and create an account in order to save articles to a folder for viewing later. Researchers also have the option to print, email, export, or create permanent links to articles. They can also share articles through many social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus, Stumble Upon, and Tumblr. A citation option is given for researchers to easily copy/paste article citation information in the following formats: AMA (American Medical Association), APA (American Psychological Association), Chicago, Turabian, Harvard, MLA (Modern Language Association), Vancouver/ICMJE, or export citation information to bibliographic management software such as EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manger, RefWorks, BibTeX, etc.
In summary, I believe Academic Search Complete to be an excellent resource for anyone trying to find valuable resources for a wide variety of topics. The searching process and the intuitive features available to researchers after an article has been located are very valuable tools to help save time and frustration during the research process.
Sources:
Mulch, B. (2014). Library orientation transformation. Knowledge Quest, 42(4), 50-53.
Snethen, T. & Cornelius, A. (2010) All the way to the end zone. Teacher Librarian, 38(1), 20-23.
Grades: 9+ | Subject(s): All (LISTA abstracts for Library Science) | Overall rating: 10
I searched the Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) through Academic Search Complete. My goal was to find ideas for my Library Orientation presentation, so I searched for the search phrases "library orientation" and "high school." The search retrieved 83 hits very quickly and the majority of the 83 hits were relevant to my search terms and helpful for my research. For most of the search results, a PDF or HTML file of the article was linked or I could access the article through other databases through the UWG Galileo login.
One helpful feature of the Academic Search Complete index is the search process itself. Many researchers do not fully understand the helpfulness of using Boolean/Phrase logic for searching. However, Academic Search Complete makes this process easy and guides users through this process. The ability to filter search results is also a helpful Academic Search Complete tool. Researchers can use the filter function to limit results to include only full text articles, articles with additional references available, or articles published in peer-reviewed, scholarly journals. In addition, researchers can filter search results by publication date, source type, publication, organization, geography, and industry.
Academic Search Complete offers many additional options after you click on a title. For the purposes of this assignment, I evaluated two articles based on the results from my search. For the first article, “Library Orientation Transformation,” Academic Search Complete lists the authors, source, document type, subjects, abstract, the author’s professional affiliations, word count, images. It also offers researchers the option to download a PDF full text copy of the article or view an HTML full text version of the article. For the second article I examined, “All the Way to the End Zone,” users had similar options, but only HTML full text reading was available. For both articles, researchers had the option to listen to the article being read aloud with the option to change the voice to have an American, Australian, or British accent.
Another helpful feature of Academic Search Complete is the ability to login and create an account in order to save articles to a folder for viewing later. Researchers also have the option to print, email, export, or create permanent links to articles. They can also share articles through many social networking sites, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus, Stumble Upon, and Tumblr. A citation option is given for researchers to easily copy/paste article citation information in the following formats: AMA (American Medical Association), APA (American Psychological Association), Chicago, Turabian, Harvard, MLA (Modern Language Association), Vancouver/ICMJE, or export citation information to bibliographic management software such as EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manger, RefWorks, BibTeX, etc.
In summary, I believe Academic Search Complete to be an excellent resource for anyone trying to find valuable resources for a wide variety of topics. The searching process and the intuitive features available to researchers after an article has been located are very valuable tools to help save time and frustration during the research process.
Sources:
Mulch, B. (2014). Library orientation transformation. Knowledge Quest, 42(4), 50-53.
Snethen, T. & Cornelius, A. (2010) All the way to the end zone. Teacher Librarian, 38(1), 20-23.