Research Strategy

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3. Find research materials

Use this research to identify key terms and concepts to narrow your topic and search terms.

• Books, eBooks
• Articles
• Primary sources
• Research guides 

What is OneSearch?

OneSearch is a discovery tool that lets you search for books, ebooks, articles, even streaming media, all at the same time.

Try the site: operator

Try a Google search using site:edu (or site:.edu, whichever is easiest for you to remember).

You can change the domain to .gov, .org, .net, etc.

Example: site:org gangs

All search results are .org results, avoiding commercial and other websites. Narrowing your search in this manner is efficient.

Example search result

Why Young People Join Gangs - Los Angeles Police Department

Remember to carefully evaluate websites for accuracy, bias, etc. A librarian can assist with this.

More about URLs and Website Research

Website Research: URLs - Central Michigan University Libraries

Evaluating Internet Information - "dot com" "dot gov" — suffixes and country codes explained - University System of Georgia