Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier contains thousands of
full-text articles on a wide range of topics. Use this database to
access magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal articles on
current events, the social sciences, humanities, general science,
and education.
How do I access Academic Search Premier?
Current Montgomery College students, faculty, &
staff can access databases from on or off-campus. To access Academic
Search Premier:
- Start at the Montgomery College Library home page: www.montgomerycollege.edu/library
- Click on Databases by Subject. Click Academic Search
Premier in the list of general databases (above the
subject categories).
- Off-campus or using a laptop on-campus: When
you click on the link to the database, you will be asked to log
in. Enter your Montgomery College ID ("M number,"
including the M) in the box. Problems logging in? Try the
tips in our Troubleshooting Checklist.
How do I search Academic Search Premier?
There are two Academic Search Premier search screens.
The Basic Search appears when you open Academic
Search Premier. You can select Advanced Search by
clicking the blue tab above the green bar. Use the same methods to
search in either the Basic or Advanced screen:
- Keywords: To search Academic Search Premier,
choose several keywords that describe your topic. Enter them in
the search box(es) with the connector words and
& or. If you do not use and & or, the
search will look for your words as a phrase (in the order you type
them into the search box). This can prevent you from finding a lot
of good articles.
- AND: Combines search words so that the
articles you get back contain all of the words. Use and
to connect the different ideas that you want the articles to
discuss (e.g., eco-friendly and building).
- OR: Combines search words so that the
articles you get back contain at least one of the
words. Use or when you are searching with synonyms (e.g.,
environment or eco-friendly). NOTE: In the
Basic Search box, put words connected with or
in parentheses: building and (environment or eco-friendly). In
the Advanced Search boxes, put the terms connected with or in
one search box.
- Limiting Your Search: You can tell the
database to search within a specific set of requirements. To do
this, use the options available under the Refine
Search tab (below the search boxes). The more limits you
apply to your search, the fewer articles you will retrieve.
- Full-text: To only retrieve articles with
full-text available, select full-text option.
- Published Date: To specify a date range for
the articles you retrieve, use the drop-down boxes to select
months. Enter the year with four digits. If you want to search
only one specific month, you must put it in both date
areas (e.g., September 2007 to September 2007).
How can I view my search results?
After you enter your keywords and click search, you
will see a list of results:
- Academic Search Premier will give you a list of results that
includes different types of sources-- academic journals,
magazines, newspapers, etc. The first list you see combines all of
these but if you only want to look at one type, click on the link
above the list of search results (see above, outlined in red).
- To see the bibliographic information and an abstract for a
specific article, click on its title. This will take you to the
full record for the article.
- If you have searched for full-text articles, you will see a
link to the PDF and/or HTML below the article citation on the
results list. You can also access the full-text from the full
record.
How can I print or e-mail articles?
Click on an article title and go to the full record
page. You will see several links above the article title that give
you the option to print, e-mail, and more.
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