4. Organize
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Remember synonyms, related concepts,
and terminology specific to a database
5. Pick: a few terms to mix and match
Translate: your topic into keywords or segments
Research
TOPIC.
6. Connect
use these to create search statements
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7. Use this to connect
different variables. For
example:
brexit and economics
and
8. Use this to search for either
term. For example:
EU or european union
or
9. Use this to look for root endings.
For example:
glob* looks for global, globalism,
globalization
10. cUse this to search for
phrases. For example:
“gender inequality”
11. Constructing your
search
connect your variables
Latin America and Consumption
culture and identity and gender
Vaccination* and social and inequality
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13. Ethnic Groups
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Not every database uses the same terms
23. Research Recap
• Pick the correct database
• Match your terminology to the
database
• Search more than one database
• Keep track of your citations
• Contact me for help BEFORE you
get frustrated!