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540-828-8018 Stephanie Gardner
You might be unfamiliar with the best way to search through the library's databases or why you should use them over Google Scholar. For more information on searching through the library's databases, see this guide.
It will show you how to use the library databases and how to decide which database will be best for you. It also provides a wealth of information into the use of some of our multidisciplinary databases, including Academic Search Complete and JSTOR.
Look for ways to limit your results:
For more advanced search techniques, visit this guide.
Once you have an idea of what your keywords should be, decide on the database you should use. Recommended databases for this class are below.
For this assignment, you are looking to do research on a number of different aspects of your selected country/countries, including:
These are good examples of keywords that you would like to use for this assignment when you use them in conjunction with the name of the country. So a good search would be ["Great Britain" AND culture] or ["Great Britain" AND economy].
While you're searching, evaluate the sources to see how they can relate to the data analysis that you are doing. Do they help to contextualize your findings effectively?