Anthropology

• Both newspapers and journal articles can be good sources for your work. 
• When selecting articles, think about how you intend to use the information: 
  • Do you want background on a topic new to you? (use newspapers) 
  • Did your professor say to cite scholarly resources? (use journals) 
• Often a combination of the two will be most appropriate for undergraduate research. 

Try some of these suggestions to identify better search results. 

• Start with keywords
   
• Remember the singular and plural of a word may yield different search results, therefore use the * (asterisk symbol) after the root of the word and it will find all words with that root.  For example, crim* will find crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, criminology, etc., but note that it will also find Crimea if in the database.
   
• Use these connectors when appropriate:  and, or
   
• Use quotes around phrases
   
• Check for database options to limit results, such as language, peer-reviewed, article, etc.
   
• Read abstract of article for a summary
   
• Recognize and incorporate database subject headings
• Use Ctrl F to search a word or phrase in an article OR use the PDF option    which is part of the printing, save bar.  Click it and then the binoculars on the left    and enter term(s)
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• Click on author's name(s) for their other articles
   
• Use the references or works cited or bibliography to identify additional articles
   
• If there is an HTML or text version of the full article, the references may be hyperlinked