Note: Use this section to give you an idea of how to search for resources. Substitute the key words here for key words related to your topic.
Suggested Search Terms
Here are some example keywords or phrases that can be used to find specific information in the library catalog and academic databases:
Suggested Boolean Searches
Refine searches using operators like "AND," "OR," and "NOT," ensuring more precise and relevant results.
Suggested Subject Headings
Standardized terms are used to categorize and organize content within the library catalog and academic databases to enhance search precision and efficiency.
(Gale) - This database has relevant information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
Funded by Statewide Allocation
(Infobase Publishing) - Offers a wealth of current topics research information, including pro/con discussions of hot issues, newspaper editorials, numerical snapshots of key topics, photos and graphics, and selected historical source documents.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
(Bloomsbury) - This database covers topics of terrorism to climate change, and other current events that are an immutable part of our culture.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
(Gale) - Offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
(Sage Publications) - Explores a single "hot" issue each week, ranging from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science.
Funded by Statewide Allocation
(Gale) - The database offers comprehensive coverage of issues that influence women’s lives across the globe.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
Example topic searches (library catalog):