For individual research help, schedule an appointment to meet with a librarian.
In the Library Catalog (above), select the EVERYTHING button to get results from books, magazines, newspapers, and journals.
Magazine, newspaper, and journal articles focus on a specific aspect of a topic, so what you type into the search box should also be specific.
Use your initial topic idea, research question, or topic sentences as a starting point to identify keywords and concepts:
Do the health benefits of high school football outweigh the risks?
Type AND between each concept |
health AND benefits AND high school AND football health AND risks AND high school AND football |
Use "quotation marks" around phrases |
health AND benefits AND "high school" AND football health AND risks AND "high school" AND football |
Use related terms and synonyms |
physical fitness AND "high school" AND football self-esteem AND "high school" AND football injuries AND "high school" AND football |
In your list of results, use FILTERS/LIMITERS:
These databases are also available on the library website: nvcc.edu/library