Always think about different ways to say the same thing. Start with keywords to describe your topic, within results, read the abstract and look at the subject headings to identify additional keywords to use and revise the search (if needed).
Retrieve too many results? Limit to scholarly articles, limit words to the abstract or subject
Search Strategies:
Start with keywords (place phrases in quotes), use connectors (or / and) and look for the subject headings specific to each databa
| advocate* = advocate or advocates |
| immigrant* = immigrant or immigrants |
| refugee* = refugee or refugees |
| school* = school or schools |
| minor* = minor or minors |
| felon* = felon or felons |
| "Black Lives Matter" | "unaccompanied immigrant*" |
| "same sex marriage" | "reproductive rights" |
| "gun rights" | "mental health" |
| "abortion bans" | "hydraulic fracturing" |
| "voting rights" | "health care" |
use - or - to connect synonyms or like concepts so any of the words can be included
legislation or laws or regulation or policy or policies
advocacy or advocate* or activism
immigrant* or immigration or refugee* or "asylum seeker*"
fracking or "hydraulic fracturing"
prison or jail or incarceration
women or female* or woman
use - and - to connect concepts
all terms must be included
felon*
and
"voting rights"
and
Florida
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refugee* or immigrant*
and
resettlement
and
"united states"
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"abortion bans"
and
states
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fracking or "hydraulic fracturing"
and
states
and
advocacy or advocate* or activism
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"gun rights"
and
legislation or laws or regulation or policy
and
advocacy or advocate* or activism
