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
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Use "quotation marks" around phrases |
health AND benefits AND "high school" AND football
health AND risks AND "high school" AND football
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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:
- Full Text - click the full text box so that all your results will have the entire article available for you to read
- Source Type
- Publication Date