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 database
immigrant* = immigrant or immigrants |
minorit* = minority or minorities |
school* = school or schools |
minor* = minor or minors |
child* = child or children |
drug* = drug or drugs |
"maternal health" | "African American*" |
"internet protection" | "health disparit*" |
"online protection" | "student loan*" |
"health care" | "voting rights" |
"united states" | "drug legalization" |
use - or - to connect synonyms or like concepts so any of the words can be included
"body camera*" or bodycams or "police camera*" or "body worn camera*"
immigrant* or immigration or refugee* or "asylum seeker*"
legislation or laws or regulation or policy or policies
prevention or strateg* or intervention or program*
"internet protection" or "online protection"
media or internet or twitter or instagram
media or news
portrayal or depiction or representation or stereotype*
race or minorit* or ethnic*
discrimination or racism or disparit*
use - and - to connect concepts
all terms must be included
media
and
portrayal or depiction or representation or stereotype
and
race or minorit* or ethnic*
gerrymandering
and
redistricting
and
partisanship
"maternal health"
and
"African American*" or Blacks
immigration or immigrant* or refugee*
and
"united states"
and
enforcement
and
child*
"body camera*" or bodycams or "police camera*" or "body worn camera*"
and
mandatory
drug*
and
decriminalization or legalization
and
"united states"
and
policy or policies