Expanded
Academic ASAP -- full text articles from around
1,000 magazines and journals, with citations from another 500
sources [help
with database]
Years covered ? - present, starting date varies depending
on the periodical, but on average 1989, and at best 1980;
updated daily
Subjects covered all subjects, from popular and trade
magazines, and scholarly peer-reviewed journals
When best to use looking for some recent articles on any
subject, or just need an article on a subject quickly; better
subject indexing than Academic Search Premier; can limit search
to peer-reviewed sources
Don't use it for comprehensive searches on a particular
subject
Selective/comprehensive coverage of subjects selective
Number of periodicals indexed around 1500
Full text available yes, about 66% of the titles are
full text
Off-campus access yes, using your NetID
Database family INFOTRAC
(UIS only subscribes to one INFOTRAC database)
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