Hello! This guide provides some information to help with your research! I outline some search strategies and some sources that. you might want to check out! You can also Book a Research Consultation with me! Or email me!
Introductions! Name! Pronouns (if you wish share). Where are you from? Why are you taking this class? What topic are you going to research for next weeks paper?
You can combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT (known as Boolean operators) to limit, broaden, or define your search. A good researcher should know how to do a Boolean Search.
AND: Using AND narrows a search by combining terms.
OR: Using OR broadens a search to include results that contain either of the words you're looking for.
NOT: Using NOT will narrow a search by exclusion. (Some search engines, like Google, recognize the minus (-) symbol, instead of the word NOT)
Asterix * For example, therap* will search for therapy, therapies, therapist, therapists, therapeutic, etc.
Quotations: Placing quotations around a specific phrase will help you narrow results in order to find information containing that exact wording.
How do you generally go about finding information out? What is a database? What is a library catalog?
CLIO is the online search system for Columbia University Libraries (CUL), designed to improve information discovery and deliver enhanced services for students and faculty.
It has several sections that allow you to search various types and sources of information:
