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ENGL C1000 (Prescott)

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Keyword Tips

Break your research topic into keywords and brainstorm related terms. 

  • Representation: Depiction, stereotype, portrayal
  • Culture: Ethnicity, identity, society
  • Diversity: Multicultural, equity, inclusion

Combine keywords in the library's databases for better results.

  • AND narrows your search ("graphic novels AND culture")
  • OR expands your search by including synonyms ("books OR literature")
  • “Quotation marks” finds articles with words together ("graphic novels")

Background Databases

Academic Databases

Scholarly Articles

Scholarly articles are written by experts in a specific field who share original research. 

Scholarly articles go through the peer review process and often include:

  • Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results sections
  • Technical language 
  • In-Text Citations and Bibliography
  • Tables, charts, and graphs

Scholarly Databases

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