Our databases contain a variety of information formats:
Format refers to how the information is packaged. Within each of those information formats, you'll find popular sources (like magazine articles or news articles) and scholarly (peer-reviewed) sources. Sources refer to the actual articles. Be sure to choose the best format and source type for your information need.
These search strategies can help you in any database you use.
Using the right keywords can affect how relevant your results are.
Use the database's Advanced Search feature to combine keywords. Start with the main ideas in your thesis statement. Add or revise using new keywords as you find them.
Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT
All of our databases have options for citing the source and saving it. They also have a variety of accessibility options. The following example is an article found in the database Global Issues.
Article citation, Chicago 17th ed.:
Oluwatayo, I. (2024). The Right to Food: A Fundamental Human Right and Its Imperatives. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 24(10), 1+. http://dx.doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.135.ED147