McNair/ROP

*Search tip: Repeat

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*Search tip: Citation Chaining

Take advantage of others' bibliographies! Once you find one good article, scroll to the bottom and mine the reference list. It's a great place to find like-minded articles and scholars.

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Good places to start

Please make use of the Subject list of databases, but if you want some quick picks to start searching for peer-reviewed journal articles:

Multidisciplinary (Start here if in doubt)

Business

Health Sciences

Humanities

Sciences & Engineering  

Social Sciences

 

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AND
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college students AND resilience


OR
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(drug use OR substance abuse)
(children OR adolescents)


Construct a search
(teenagers OR adolescents) AND (alcohol OR binge drinking OR substance abuse)

*Search tip: double quotes

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“public policy”
“New Mexico” AND Medicaid

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