Think of the best keywords to enter and be ready to change them as you pursue your topic. Try using a subject encyclopedia or dictionary for specialized terminology. Get ideas for new keywords by carefully examining the subject fields in your first results.
Try these search features:
- Use quotes to search for phrases (example: "sociology of education”)
- Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to broaden or narrow your search
- Use truncation (example: socio* will find sociology, sociologist, sociological)
- Sort results by date or relevance
- Browse subject headings