Accessible from within Forsyth Library with a TIGERNET ID. Not accessible from off-campus. For databases you can use from home, click the NCK Accessible Databases tab above.
A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including approximately 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Useful for nearly any research topic.
(From within Forsyth Library Only)
With PQDT Open, you can read the full-text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge.
Before you start searching, it's helpful to brainstorm keywords relating to your research topic. You may need to do some background research on your research question before you can identify additional keywords.
For example, let's say your research question is: In the past decade, how has the flu shot impacted the number of flu cases among elderly patients in the United States.
The main concepts would be:
There are three main ways to brainstorm keywords based on key concepts:
Once you've brainstormed keywords for your research question, think about what operators you may use. Operators are a way of combining keywords to get the best results from your search.
AND |
Use AND when you want to find articles or other information that contains both/all keywords Ex: flu shot AND flu cases AND elderly patients |
OR |
Use OR when you want to find articles or other information that contains at least one of the keywords Ex: influenza vaccination OR flu shot |
"QuotationMarks" |
Put quotes around phrases when you want that phrase to be found in that exact order Ex: "influenza vaccination" |
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