ENC 1101 - Professor Bennett

• Choose a topic that you are interested in (if possible).  It will make the task of writing the paper a lot easier.

• Brainstorm for keywords.  Google can be a great place to discover keywords.

• Use those keywords in the [Article Quick Search] and see what kind of results you get.
  • If you are not happy with the results try the synonyms of your keywords

OR   try another database  

 Academic Search Complete

• Use the [Advanced Search] option.  (more search boxes)
• Put different concepts on each line. 
• If you do not like your results try a new search OR use limiters to narrow or reorder results. 
  • use different keywords, different boolean operator, difference sort order
  • use google to find other keywords to describe your concept (difference in pay between men and women)
• Put a checkmark in in the box [ ] Apply related words (to search for synonyms)