1. Keywords,
Synonyms,
& Interlibrary Loan
Sarah Schmidt
Reference and Government Information Librarian
2. @ the library:
get access to the info you need that isn’t freely
available online
Library resources are free and only for ASU
community members, including students!
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17. U-Search searches the full text of SOME
of the electronic information at the library
32. Advanced Searches:
1. Formulate a research question
2. Tinker with the question in the database
How? Play around with:
• Your words
• Information type
• Subjects tagged on to articles
33. Formulate a research question
Think about:
• What you want to learn from the project
• Your current thesis statement
34. Formulate a research question
-Why is it bad for athletes to use steroids in the
first place?
-How widespread an issue is this, anyway?
-Should Major League Baseball have better drug
testing procedures?
-Should the federal government step in?
-What other solutions are there?
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42. How to get more targeted results
Tip #1:
Use Synonyms
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Tip #2:
Take out the seaweed
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Tip #3:
Limit by information type
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Tip #4:
Limit by subject
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Tells you which other databases have the full-
text of an article
