HMHV 101 – Social Contours of Health, Fall 2020

Tips for searching databases

• Keep it simple - limit your first searches to two or three keywords.
• Separate concepts go in separate boxes (if there are multiple search boxes).
• Try variations of your search terms, i.e., drug abuse, drug use, substance abuse, addiction, illegal drugs.
• Use Boolean operators: AND (narrows search, joins different concepts) OR (broadens search, joins similar concepts)
• Use the built in limiters - like date or era or peer-reviewed or language.

In sociology, ASA Style is usually the preferred citation style for bibliographies and in-text citations (it is similar to APA Style). Here are some tools for learning about ASA Style:

Visit the UNM CAPS Online Writing Center for additional help with citations.