Library Tutorials and Activities

VIDEO: Using Academic Search Complete Database (8:36)

Introduction to Finding Articles Using the Academic Search Complete Research Database at KPU Library. Shows how to: do basic searches using the AND and OR search operators; filter search results to peer-reviewed articles and by date; generate formatted citations; and find the full text of articles.

VIDEO: EDUC Searching Academic Complete (13:55)

VIDEO: Searching in Databases: Basic Tips (30:49)

Learn how to transform a research question into database search strategy​ that will help you locate relevant articles.
Part 4 of the Finding Original Research Articles in Criminology video series.

The learning objectives for this video are that students will use the Criminal Justice Abstracts database to learn how to:

• transform a research question into database search strategy
• break down a research question into its main concepts (WHO, WHAT, WHERE), and then into search keywords
• put keywords together in a way that a database can understand using the AND Boolean operator
• understand the basics of how databases work to take advantage of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses
• appreciate that that searching in databases is a process of trial and error; there is no simple formula for the perfect search.

VIDEO: RxTx: Basic Search (6:04)

This video demonstrates basic drug and condition searches in the database.

VIDEO: RxTx: Advanced Search (10:49)

This video covers advanced search tips, the Product Identification, Lexi-Interact, and Body Calculation tools, as well as APA citation format for information retrieved from the database.