Expanded Academic ASAP provides broad coverage
of current events and news as well as many academic subjects including
business, education, health, psychology, and science and technology. The
database contains citations and many full-text articles with images; it
offers more than 3200 indexed and full-text titles.
Audience:
While Expanded Academic ASAP is useful to anyone seeking information
on a variety of subjects, the database is an ideal choice for undergraduates
who are doing research for brief reports, speeches, or term papers. The
database is featured in the Library 160 manual, tutorials, and class assignments.
Coverage:
Coverage is from 1980-present (Note: Not all periodicals are covered
for all years).
Social science journals (topics related to business, psychology,
sociology, education)
Humanities journals (topics related to language and literature,
religion, philosophy, history)
Science and technology journals (topics related to biology, chemistry,
computer science, environmental science)
National news periodicals (Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report)
General interest magazines (National Geographic, Saturday Evening
Post, Psychology Today)
The New York Times (indexed only)
Access:
Expanded Academic ASAP is available on or off campus to those
with a valid ISU ID card.
Contact:
Andrea L. Dinkelman
Science and Technology Librarian, Life Sciences
152 Parks Library
Iowa State University
adinkelm@iastate.edu
Any of the librarians at the Parks Library Reference Desk are available to
answer questions or offer suggestions about searching the Expanded Academic
ASAP database. You may also contact the Reference
Department for further information about this database.