Before you begin the search,
Think about
1) Which topic in this class are you interested in?
-- think about all the readings, anything you find it useful
2) What are the current scholarships on this topic?
-- from the topic, try some search on Summon, Google Scholar or OBIS to start with.
3) What are the arguments/thesis of these scholarship? Do they agree with each other or against each other?
4) Which side of the argument you agree or disagree? Do you have your own argument?
-- from what you have found, extend your search, using keyword generator; or Subject Heading search in OBIS, or particular database search for alternative keywords
Search Tips: how to use "AND" "OR" and "NOT";
And |
Or |
Not |
Each result contains all search terms. |
Each result contains at least one search term. |
Results do not contain the specified terms. |
The search heart and lung finds items that contain both heart and lung. |
The search heart or lung finds items that contain either heart or items that contain lung. |
The search heart not lung finds items that contain heart but do not contain lung. |