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Modern Languages: 82780 Graduate Research Seminar: Research & Publishing

Starting Points


For a full list of databases, see Databases A-Z.  Also, be sure to check guides by subject when researching interdisciplinary topics.

 


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Lit Review & Systematic Lit Review


NOTE: Not all reviews are suited for all research pedagogy and writing.  Check out our Systematic Review Guide for guidance on selecting the correct review method.

Advanced Search in Google Scholar

Up Your Google Scholar Game

Up your search strategies

KEEP IN MIND:
  • Keep track of your strategies
  • Prepare synonyms, don't just rely on those provided by a single database <each database speaks its own language depending on how specialized they are>
  • Check HELP in each database, some use different characters than standard truncations <like using "?" instead of "*">
  • Don't just look at subjects, look at author provided keywords.