The resources on this page are recommended for when you need to find evidence-based research literature and other types of articles for literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, and other projects. You'll also find search and evaluation strategies to help you find the best articles for your topic.
Not sure where to start? This interactive tutorial will walk you through how to search for articles.
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Identify good keywords to use in your search by thinking about the main ideas inherent in your topic.
Consider using synonyms of your keywords to help find even more information. For example, if you are looking for articles about the benefits of online education, you might use the keywords and synonyms below:
|Keywords||Synonyms 1||Synonyms 2|
Searching for Keywords
Creating a grid like the one above can also help you enter your keywords when you're searching in the databases.
Put each distinct concept (online, education, and benefit) on a separate line with AND in between, which will only give you results that mention all three of these concepts.
Then add each set of synonyms to the same line and type the word "or" in between.
For the keywords in the example above, your search boxes would look something like this: