AAS 335: Psychology of Hip Hop: Research Tips

• Use AND, OR, NOT to combine terms.

psychology AND culture

religion OR spirituality

hip hop NOT rap

• Use truncation to find multiple word endings.

psycholog*

[finds psychology, psychological, psychologists]

• Use quotation marks to search for phrases.

"hip hop"

• Choose the Help option in databases for additional search tips.

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1. Choose  to check for full text in other library databases.

2. Search the Catalog to identify the call number and location (usually second floor) of the journal.

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