Sarah SchmidtReference and Government Information Librarian

Keywords, Synonyms, & Interlibrary Loan

@ the library:get access to the info you need that isn’t freely available online

Library resources are free and only for ASU community members, including students!

U-Search searches the full text of SOMEof the electronic information at the library

RamCat searches the records of every item the library has access to

Advanced Searches: 1. Formulate a research question2. Tinker with the question in the

database

How? Play around with:• Your words• Information type• Subjects tagged on to articles

Formulate a research question

Think about:• What you want to learn from the

project • Your current thesis statement

Formulate a research question

-Why is it bad for athletes to use steroids in the first place?-How widespread an issue is this, anyway?-Should Major League Baseball have better drug testing procedures?-Should the federal government step in?-What other solutions are there?

How to get more targeted results

Tip #1:Use Synonyms

How to get more targeted results Tip #2:Take out the seaweed

How to get more targeted results

Tip #3:Limit by information type

How to get more targeted results

Tip #4:Limit by subject

360 Link

Tells you which other databases have the full-text of an article