Ask KSL
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Kelvin Smith Library Ask A LibrarianInformation on how to get help by email, phone, chat, and in-person.
Reminder: Online Access
- Library resources require going through CWRU Single Sign-On.
- The best method is to follow links from the library website.
- When logged in and a browser window is not closed, access should continue from resource to resource.
- Remember to close your browser when done.
- More information see this guide.
Recommended databases
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Academic Search CompleteA broad multi-disciplinary database encompassing areas in art, science, and humanities. Includes full-text, plus indexing and abstracts for monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other publications.
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Web of ScienceCitation index of diverse, scholarly information from across the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Also includes search and analysis tools to enhance this content.
Journal article search strategy
1. Identify the concepts and their synonyms in your topic/problem.
2. Build your search statement using boolean operators (AND, OR , and NOT), and wildcards and truncations. Connect your concepts with "AND", and connect the synonyms of each concept with "OR".
3. Do the initial search and examine the results.
4.Go back and modify your initial search and possibly repeat the re-search process.
5. Save or export the articles you have found for your topic.
Related guides
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Writing Guides and HandbooksA collection of links to writing guides and handbooks, both general and discipline-specific.