This document provides tips for using Boolean search operators and limiting searches when using the Academic Search Complete database. It demonstrates searching for articles on "video games and violence and children or adolescent", limited to scholarly journals from the last 5 years, which returned 63 results containing information on children or adolescent. The key steps outlined are accessing the database from the library homepage, finding and using the advanced search features, and applying limits to focus the search results.

1. BOOLEAN SEARCHING
“OR”
SEARCH TIPS WITH ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE

2. ACCESS DATABASES
FROM LIBRARY HOME PAGE
Select “Article Databases” and then “Browse Databases A-Z”

3. FIND ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE
Academic Search Complete (an EBSCO database) is a
General Database covering many subjects and disciplines

4. GO TO “ADVANCED SEARCH”

5. SEARCH FOR INFORMATION:
VIDEO GAMES AND VIOLENCE AND
CHILDREN OR ADOLESCENT
Limit to Scholarly Journals and the last 5 years

6. RESULTS: 63 SCHOLARLY ARTICLES
ON OUR TOPIC WITH CHILDREN OR ADOLESCENT
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