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English Research Guide

Your Assignment

Prof. Centeno's English 101

Research Guide URL: http://researchguides.elac.edu/english/Centeno101

Read and review your assignment below.

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Best Databases for Your Research Paper

Database Search Tips

1. Use keywords instead of questions.

2. Use AND to search separate concepts. Use OR to search synonyms.

3. Use an asterisk (*) to search multiple forms of a word.

4. Don't forget to check the "full-text" and "scholarly journals" boxes!

sample boolean search

Sample Database Searches

Having trouble finding articles?

Try some of these example searches:

  • [name/title of outsider/outcast/scapegoat] AND/OR [name of historical event]
  • [Japanese Americans OR Japanese American internment] AND World War II
  • [Mulsim Americans OR Islamophobia] AND September 11

 

  • [concept 1] AND [concept 2]
  • gentrification AND affordable housing
  • Human rights AND prison strikes
  • Structural racism AND prisons
  • Housing AND Great recession (or economic recession)
  • Employment AND Great recession (or economic recession)
  • Ocean pollution AND legislation
  • Ocean pollution AND health