This guide provides some useful starting places and strategies for doing remote research for this course. I'm happy to consult with you on any aspect of your research, from developing a research question to finding, evaluating, and citing sources. Email me or make a calendar Zoom appointment
- Karen Storz, Research & Instruction Librarian
SuperSearch is a great place to start for journal articles, books and almost everything else the library has, in one easy to use interface.
For searching with more focus and precision, try one of the databases recommended on this guide.
Because SuperSearch contains so much content from so many different kinds of sources, the results can sometimes be overwhelming and hard to focus. At the same time, SuperSearch is also not comprehensive and can miss key sources. To search with more focus, precision, and depth, be sure to use some of the databases recommended on this guide.
These databases contain a combination of full text (ready to read online) and citation information about articles, book chapters, and books.
sample topic: Chaucer's construction of marriage
(Chaucer OR "Franklin's Tale" OR "Wife of Bath's Tale") - synonymous concepts
AND (marriage OR wyf* OR wife* OR housebonde OR husband OR [other specific examples]) - truncation