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Developing keywords
Keywords are words or terms used to describe the main ideas of your research.

How to search using keywords
Using keywords the right way can help you find better information to understand your research topic.

Find magazine articles and scholarly articles

Countries and their cultures
This encyclopedia explores the similarities and differences of over two hundred different cultures, explains how geographic borders define and separate nations, and describes cultural variations in foods, rituals, pastimes, and philosophies.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search hundreds of scholarly, subject-specific reference titles in many topic areas, including the arts, business, education, history, the sciences, technology, literature, and the social sciences. Excellent for in-depth overviews of terms or concepts. Search individual e-books or whole collections.
Sage Reference
Search and read entries from over one hundred social science and science specialized reference encyclopedias published by Sage.
MasterFILE Premier
Provides full-text magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects for a general audience.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Provides full text from periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other areas and includes biographies, primary source documents, pamphlets, and reference books at a high school reading level.
Academic Search Complete
Get full-text access to magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, business, education, and the humanities. Full-text may be available via Find-It. Useful place to begin broad searches for general topics.
Business Source Complete
Search full-text journal literature in all areas of business, economics, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing. Includes company SWOT analyses, industry and country reports.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Search authoritative consumer-focused health information. Includes health books and pamphlets. Useful to get plain language reading on a variety of health topics.
Political Science Complete
Search the full-text of reference books, monographs, and conference papers including publications of the International Political Science Association.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Get full-text articles from over 500 journals. Topics include psychiatry, psychology, emotional and behavioral characteristics, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Search PsycINFO for a more complete representation of psychology literature.

Is this good information?

When you find information online, you should ask yourself whether it's information that's appropriate to use in an academic setting. These worksheet offers suggestions of factors to consider when you're evaluating information.