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1. keywords; phrase searches (use quotes to keep two or more words together), variant word endings
"court interpreter" AND california
gay* AND brazil* AND justice
"plain language" AND california AND legal
“Language barrier*” AND “family law” AND “united states”
* = truncation symbol/wildcard; child* = child, childs, children, childhood, childish...
on the left, limit to scholarly/peer reviewed articles; or limit to books, by language...
2. look for other relevant terminology ; if necessary use fewer terms
transgender* AND brazil*
3. advanced search
"plea bargain"
race or racial*
4. look at official subject headings; click on the heading or redo the search as a subject search:
subject: sexual minorities - civil rights
keywords: brazil* OR peru*
subject: gay*
subject: brazil*
keywords: justice