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Expanded Academic ASAP Tutorial

Advanced Search

Advanced search involves four steps:
  1. Choose an index by using the Select index pull-down menu (as demonstrated in the screen capture below).
  2. Click on the entry box (after the index abbreviation).
  3. Enter one or more words, using wildcards if desired.
  4. Click on Search button

Advanced Search screen capture with pull down index menu

You can search using the following indexes:

Index Abbrev. Content
Abstract ab Words in abstracts and authors' abstracts
Author au Names of article authors
Content ac Locate records with: "fulltext", or "image", or "abstract"
Date da Publication dates of articles
ISSN is The International Standard Serial Number unique to a journal
Issue Number iu Issue number of the publication
Journal Name jn Publications in this database
Keyword ke Words in titles, authors, and Gale Group-assigned index terms
Refereed re Records from refereed (peer-reviewed) publications
Start Page sp The page on which the article begins
Subject su Words from indexed subjects
Text Word tx Words in article text
Title ti Words in article titles
Volume Number vo Volume number of the publication

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Andrzej Mezynski, Los Angeles City College Library
  Phone: (323) 953-4000 ext. 2403
  Email:  mezynsab@lacitycollege.edu