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Research Tips Getting Started

Research Tips Getting Started. RHET 201 Gironda. Identify Key Words. Food and Identity Think of synonyms or other related words: Food, Cuisine, Diet, Sustenance Identity, Culture, Nationalism, Nation, Region Try some different combinations Use some Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)

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Research Tips Getting Started

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  1. Research TipsGetting Started RHET 201 Gironda

  2. Identify Key Words • Food and Identity • Think of synonyms or other related words: • Food, Cuisine, Diet, Sustenance • Identity, Culture, Nationalism, Nation, Region • Try some different combinations • Use some Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) • (food or cuisine) AND (nationalism or nation) • Start with one of the broader databases like Academic Search Complete or One Search

  3. Search Connectors, synonyms and Wildcards…oh my! • AND is the most common and useful search Connector • Use OR to account for those articles that might refer to your topic using a synonymous phrase • Example: “Capital Punishment” OR “Death Penalty” • Arms OR Weapons • Use quotes to enclose a search phrase

  4. Parentheses to organize terms • Use parentheses to make sure the database performs the OR operation first • (“Euthanasia” OR “Mercy Killing” OR “Assisted Suicide”) AND legalization

  5. Wildcards • Most databases use * at the end of a word to allow for alternative endings or word variations • Teen* searches for teen, teens, teenage, teenager, etc • ? Can be used to replace a letter to allow for alternativesWom?n searches for woman and women.

  6. Popular and Useful Databases • One Search for a Hodge Podge of everything • Academic Search Complete for a wide range of sources • JSTOR for Humanities sources • Discipline specific databases like: Business Source Complete, PsycARTICLES, SOCIndex, Anthropological Index • Lexis-Nexis for newspaper and magazine articles.

  7. You are Not Alone • The library makes abundant support available, take advantage of it! • They provide live research assistance through the help desk as well as an online form for questions and a “chat with a librarian” function. • Link to the Library Guides at AUC • Use the other available research guides such as the Political Science Guide.

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