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Finding Articles

Often your professor will ask you to use scholarly articles, academic articles, or peer-reviewed articles. These are generally all the same thing. They are written by scholars who are experts in their fields and are usually tied to a college or university. They are great for:

  • Credible and trustworthy information
  • Recent findings and research topics in the field
  • Research studies, tables, and data
  • Bibliographies and reference lists.

 

Find Articles & Information about your topic:

Finding Books and Ebooks

Bowman Library has a large variety of books and ebooks that are chosen for their relevance to the courses offered. You can access ebooks directly from the library website whether your off or on campus. Books and ebooks are good for finding overviews and history of your topic. ​ You don't need to read the whole book to get the information you need for your project; often one chapter of a scholarly book will cover the information you need.

 

You can also search by subject in the catalog.  If you click on the "advanced search" button below the search box on the front page, you will go to a page with several search boxes.  In the box titled "Search Index" choose the option for "Subject".  Then you can type any subject you want in the Search Term box.  You will want one or two word phrases, like these:

Conflict

Conflict Resolution

Conflict Management

Controversy OR Controversial

Mediate OR Mediation

Negotiate OR Negotiation

 

Statistics & Online Resources

Get the most out of your Google search

Searching in Google can also help you uncover relevant articles for your research. The problem is, how to find results that will be helpful? 

SITE Searching

One way to target results in Google is to employ the site search. This requires you use a specific phrase before adding search terms to tell Google you only want results from a specific website or domain. The search always begins with site + colon + URL or Domain all without any spaces; next, add a space and insert your search terms. See the examples below - 

  • site:nytimes.com conflict resolution  
    • This search phrase tells Google that you'd like results that discuss conflict resolution only from the New York Times website  **This is one of the best ways to search for articles on a given topic in the New York Times**
  • site:gov conflict resolution 
    • This search phrase tells Google you'd like to see articles, reports, etc., from government websites that include information about regulation or laws or reports about conflict resolution
  • site:edu conflict resolution study 
    • ​​​​​​​This search phrase tells Google to retrieve articles published by or in educational institutions that discuss any studies or research about AI

You can try different combinations as well.

Other search tips in Google
  • Limit the date of your results by inserting the phrase after + colon + year or date  without any spaces
    • after:2016 Hate speech regulations college campuses 
      • This phrase tells Google that you'd like all your results to have been published after 2016 (note: the after phrase can come before or after your search terms)
      • You can also limit your results to a given date range by clicking on Tools under the search bar, and then Any Time under that.
  • Search for an exact phrase by putting your terms in quotes when entering them in the search bar, e.g., "hate speech" -- using the quotes will ensure you retrieve results with that exact phrase

 

Before you begin exploring the databases you will use in your search, watch this video to help you think about the ways you might brainstorm possible keywords and search terms that will help you conduct your search!

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