Searching databases is different than searching Google. Distil what you're looking for into a few key terms or phrases, rather than whole sentences.
Key Concepts |
Favelas | Brazil | Creative culture |
Related Terms |
favella favelados urban slums |
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Dance Music samba carnival |
For this assignment, you might need several types of sources:
Source Type | Start Here |
Scholarly Articles |
The Library Databases, see recommendations below |
Background Information (definitions, short explanations of a topic) |
Gale eBooks (for encyclopedias that were published and often written by experts) - see background information tab Wikipedia - as a jumping off point to other materials |
Journalism/News | Google or the UT Libraries NexisUni database. Make sure to evaluate unfamiliar publications. |
Multidisciplinary Databases
Features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals.
Subject-Specific Databases
News Databases
Once inside the newspaper, click on a headline to read the article or zoom in to read the article as it appears in print.
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