On this page you will find resources such as the course textbooks and e-books to aid in your research process.
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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 "how did the feminist movement start in America", try simplifying it down to "feminism" and "America" 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 "feminism", try replacing it with "women's rights" or "women's suffrage" 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 "feminism AND America" tells the database that you want resources about feminsim and they they must also include information about locations in America as well. This search would likely give you broad results about how being feminism in America in general. To narrow down these results, you can add a specific location, for example you could search "feminism AND America AND New York".
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 "America OR United States 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 feminism, as well as mentioning New York specifically, and America or results that also contain United States.
