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Searching databases is different than searching Google. Distil what you're looking for into a few key terms or phrases, rather than whole sentences.

Write down your topic and underline the main concepts (ex. favelas' impact on creative culture in Brazil)

For each main concept, brainstorm a few synonyms and related terms (broader or narrower) that get at that concept:

Key Concepts

Favelas

Brazil

Creative culture

Related Terms

favella

favelados

urban slums

Dance

Music

samba

carnival

Combine key terms using AND and OR:
- AND narrows your search by looking for articles with all of the words (your two or three key concepts should be connected with AND, because you need all of them represented in useful articles).
- OR broadens your search by looking for articles with any of the words (synonyms and related terms should be separated by OR - they get at the same key concepts, so any of them are useful).
Try different combinations of your keywords to get better results as you search:

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.

Databases

Multidisciplinary Databases

Articles & More Advanced Search
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Academic Search Complete
Find scholarly articles (and other information) on many disciplines.

Subject-Specific Databases

SocINDEX with Full Text
Unlimited users.
In addition to full-text journals, SocINDEX with Full Text contains informative abstracts for core coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. Includes indexing for books, monographs, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources.
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Find Scholarly articles on Latin America and from Latin America. Click advanced search to limit by language.

Latin American Studies Guide
More resources for studying Latin American Studies from the librarians at the Benson Collection.

Historical Abstracts
Find scholarly articles on history from around the world.

News Databases

PressReader
3 users.
Updated daily. Provides a full-color and full-page collection of newspapers from around the world,. Includes over 1000 titles from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States. A 60-day archive is also available to browse by country, language, and newspaper title, and to search full text of articles, photograph captions, and headlines.
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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More Newspaper Databases
Find news (full list of the UT Libraries news databases)- notice the topics the databases cover, as well as the dates of coverage. Nexis Uni is a good go-to.

Background Information (like encyclopedia articles, not a great source for scholarly articles)

Gale eBooks
Unlimited users.
Updated regularly. A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Fully searchable across all files.

For more information on ebooks see the Ebook Guide

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