On this page you will find resources such as videos, links to databases, and links to journals to find peer-reviewed articles in your research process.
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Tip: Peer reviewed articles are going to have this symbol: 
Tip #1 - Keywords
Databases can get confused when putting in an entire research question, so instead narrow it down to a few key words to help refine your search.
Example: You would like to search "gender constructs in Indigenous communities", try simplifying it down to "gender" and "Indigenous people" first. You can add other specific terms to your search later to find what you're looking for.
Tip #2 - Brainstorm synonyms
Before you do any searching, come up with a list of terms similar to your topic, this can help when researching as it provides different results when combining them in different ways. You may have some searches that do not come up with anything you are looking for, but you may find results that you never would have expected!
Example: If one your keywords is "Indigenous", try replacing it with "Native" or "First Nations" to see if your results change.
Tip #3 - Combine keywords using AND and OR
If you include the word AND in your search, it tells the database that your results must contain both of the keywords you mention.
Example: A search for "gender AND Indigenous people " tells the database that you want resources about gender and they should include results about Indigenous people as well. This search would likely give you broad results about gender and the facets of that in Indigenous communities in general. To narrow down these results, you can add a specific location, for example you could search "gender AND Indigenous people AND Caribbean".
The word OR can be used in a similar way, but this is most useful when you want to include more than one keyword that means roughly the same thing.
Example: If searching for a specific location like "United States OR America OR USA" would retrieve any results that contain one or more of these terms.
HINT: You can also combine these techniques. The sample below would tell the database that results must mention gender as well as Indigenous people, and the Caribbean.
