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ENGL 1301 SE

This is a guide for all ENGL 1301 students, staff, and liaison librarians at Southeast.

 Getting Started With Your Research

Your Research Skills

Academic Research. How is academic research like and different from everyday research? Learning Commons TCCD
Academic Research Versus Everyday Research. Everyday Research. 1. choose search engine 2. enter search terms 3. review, evaluate, refine 4. purchase,
Academic Research Versus Everyday Research. 1. choose where to search 2. keywords 3. review, evaluate, refine 4. select

Topics and Keywords

Topics & Keywords. How can keyword searching help narrow my topic?
Keywords. What is a keyword and how does it help me search effectively? A word or phrase that describes your topic.
Identifying Keywords. Your turn! What tools and strategies can I use to identify keywords for a given topic. Image of Keyword Graphic Organizer.

Search Strategies

Search Strategies. What strategies and tools can I use to find relevant sources to the topic?
Search Strategies. How does this help me find relevant results for my topic? Narrow Your Results: AND, NOT, filters. Expand your results: OR, keywords
Boolean Operators, Using AND to narrow your search: Venn diagram demonstrating human AND cloning AND ethics
Boolean Operators, Using NOT to narrow your search. Venn diagram showing cloning AND ethics NOT human
Boolean Operators. Using OR to broaden your search. Venn diagram showing Human OR cloning OR ethics. Your search results - everything!
Boolean Operators - Your Turn! What ways can you use Boolean Operators to narrow or expand your search? Image of Boolean Operators Graphic Organizer
Filters. How can filters help me narrow search results? Images of coffee filter, dirt sifter, pop filter, air filters, social media filters, colander
Date Range. Image of date range filter on Proquest. Date Range: Science, 3 years, Technology: 1 year, History: unlimited. Covid-19: 4 years
Content Types. How can filters help me narrow search results for current information? Source Type. News: current events, Websites: relevant organizati