College Writing 4B: The Meme and the Human, Spring 2019: "Start Your Search"

UC Library Search includes books, articles and more.

• Books and eBooks from:
  • HathiTrust
  • Dozens of eBook databases
• Articles from journals, magazines and newspapers, including article content from:
  • Over forty EBSCOHost databases
  • JSTOR
  • Web of Science (and other ISI Web of Knowledge databases)
  • Project MUSE
  • Readex/NewsBank databases
  • MLA International Bibliography
  • and many, many more!
• Online encyclopedias and dictionaries from a variety of vendors such as:
  • Oxford University Press
  • Gale

1.  keywords;  phrase searching

    "internet of things"

quotation marks keep two or more words together as a phrase  

on the left, limit to scholarly/peer reviewed articles; or limit to books, limit by language...

2.  variant word endings; narrower focus

     algorithm* bias
     algorithm* "criminal justice"

* = truncation symbol/wildcard:  child* = child childs children childhood childish...

3.  add more search terms to narrow your results

    ​facebook privacy

    facebook privacy legislation

4.  advanced search; alternative terminology

    internet teen* addictive behavior

    internet or online
    teen* or adolesc*
    addict*

     "interent addiction"
      teen* or adolesc*

Are there filters in the left sidebar that will help you narrow your search results?  Click on the category ("language" "geography") to view the options.

When you encounter any kind of source, consider:

1. Authority - Who is the author? What is their point of view? 
2. Purpose - Why was the source created? Who is the intended audience?
3. Publication & format - Where was it published? In what medium?
4. Relevance - How is it relevant to your research? What is its scope?
5. Date of publication - When was it written? Has it been updated?
6. Documentation - Did they cite their sources? Who did they cite?