Put keywords in separate search boxes in the database, so the word AND is between them. Phrases and sentences tend not to work well.
Example- for the topic of caregivers for older people with heart disease:
Here is more explanation of how to use keywords, OR, quotes and other search strategies. There are also other ways to focus a search.
PsycINFO: Psychological Abstracts (1887-present) [vendor: Ebsco]
Social Services Abstracts [vendor: Proquest]
AgeLine [vendor: Ebsco]
TIP: REMEMBER TO USE THE CHECK BOX OR LINK FOR PEER REVIEWED
Some suggested search terms:
"heart disease" |
caregivers |
aging |
"heart disorders" |
"quality of care" |
aged |
"cardiovascular disorders" |
"caregiver burden" |
old |
Alzheimer's |
"elder care" |
older |
diabetes |
"home care" |
elderly |
"respite care" |
geriatric |
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"quality of services" |
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accountability |
Click SULinks next to the record for an article in one of our databases (such as Psycinfo) to see if the full-text is available online through the Library's subscriptions. If there is no full-text available, SULinks will also allow you to request your article for free through interlibrary loan.
Peer review means the process used by publishers and editors of academic journals to provide a chance for scholars to examine and critique a paper or monograph before it is published to help ensure its integrity and veracity.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Timothy Darvill. Oxford University Press, 2002. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Syracuse Univeristy. 23 September 2005
Normally only journals are peer reviewed. Other sources, such as books, are often scholarly, reliable information, but they are not peer reviewed. For your assignment, you are asked to only use articles that are peer reviewed. Not everything in GoogleScholar is peer reviewed.