keywords, synonyms, & interlibrary loan
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Sarah SchmidtReference and Government Information Librarian
Keywords, Synonyms, & Interlibrary Loan
@ the library:get access to the info you need that isn’t freely available online
Library resources are free and only for ASU community members, including students!
U-Search searches the full text of SOMEof the electronic information at the library
RamCat searches the records of every item the library has access to
Advanced Searches: 1. Formulate a research question2. Tinker with the question in the
database
How? Play around with:• Your words• Information type• Subjects tagged on to articles
Formulate a research question
Think about:• What you want to learn from the
project • Your current thesis statement
Formulate a research question
-Why is it bad for athletes to use steroids in the first place?-How widespread an issue is this, anyway?-Should Major League Baseball have better drug testing procedures?-Should the federal government step in?-What other solutions are there?
How to get more targeted results
Tip #1:Use Synonyms
How to get more targeted results Tip #2:Take out the seaweed
How to get more targeted results
Tip #3:Limit by information type
How to get more targeted results
Tip #4:Limit by subject
360 Link
Tells you which other databases have the full-text of an article