Linsey FordResearch & Instruction

Librarian

Finding Articles & the Literature Review

What can you find in the library?

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What is a journal article?What is a library database?

Creating effective searches

Create a search using

logical operators

Think of synonyms or variation of

your keywords

Identify the most

important keywords

State your topic

feminism

Combined with connectors

• Feminist critique of marriage marriage

Second-wave feminism

trap prison

unpaid labor

Which search will find the smallest set of results?

NOT

Feminism AND marriageFeminism OR marriage

A.

B.

ORfeminism

marriage

Total results = 10Total results = 23

AND

feminism

marriage

Total results = 4

Using a wildcard(*) will:

Find MORE results that start with the same lettersFind FEWER resultsFind MORE results, including synonyms and related terms

Example: fem*

A.

B.C.

Wildcards (*) broaden

fem* retrieves:female or females or feminine or feminism

fem*

marriage

trap OR prison OR unpaid labor

Try your search in one or more database – …and look for other

good keywords and subject terms in the search results.

Questions?

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