EN290: Introduction to College Reading and Writing: Find Sources

This is the same search box as on the library homepage. It's a great starting point to find different types of sources in various subject areas. 

These search tips work in our library databases and Library Catalog:

• Combine keywords using AND and OR.
  • Use AND for searching different ideas within your topic. E.g. race AND voting rights
  • Use OR for searching with closely related terms or synonyms of your keywords. E.g. (race OR African American) AND (voting rights OR voter suppression)
• Abbreviate words with multiple endings using an asterisk (*). E.g. vot* to search vote, votes, voter, voters, and voting
• Search specific phrases using quotation marks. E.g. "Voting Rights Act" , "Civil Rights Movement"
• Change your search terms around to get different results.

Whether or not you found some good results in your first search, it can always be worth it to search again--by changing around your keywords or searching in a different database.

• If you didn't get many results the first time, try broadening your search by using fewer or less specific keywords.
• If you got too many results the first time, try narrowing your search by using more or more specific keywords.
• Try using new keywords from relevant results you did find.
• Try searching in a different database. Our different databases have different sources in them, so you might find different or more relevant sources in a different database.
• Ask a librarian if you're not happy with what you're finding. We're here to help!

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