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Hill-Zuganelli & Rivers Thompson: CFS 480 (Spring 2020)

Recommended Databases for ALL Topics

Tips for effective searching:

  • use quote marks around specific phrases: ex. "abstinence-only"

  • use "OR" between synonyms

  • use the built-in thesaurus in EBSCO databases

By topic: Children's Literature

By topic: Diet/ Nutrition/ Eating Habits

By topic: Higher Education/ College/ Sex Education

By topic: Mental Health

By topic: Social Media Usage

Searching for books

Books are useful for in-depth information, including: historical context, overview, synthesis and analysis of information.
 

Often a chapter or two, rather then the entire book, are all that may be relevant for your topic.

 

BANC is the library's online catalog. It contains records for all of the physical items in our library, such as books and DVDs, but it also contain records for electronic items, such as streaming videos and ebooks. The one thing it does not contain is scholarly articles.


Follow the link below to search our library catalog, BANC, for books:

Managing your sources

Zotero is a tool that helps you to collect, manage, and cite your references