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OneSearch is a great place to start with if you aren't sure exactly what you are looking for and want to see what is out there for information!
In OneSearch you can find print and eBooks, journal articles, news, streaming video, images, primary sources and more.
Remember! Library databases do not function the same way as Google or other search engines. If you put an entire question into the search box, you will get results, but often they may not be relevant to your topic. Follow the steps below to break your question into keywords for better searches!
1. Take your topic or research question and break it into keywords or phrases.
Example) How do the distinct challenges and societal perceptions faced by climate refugees in the United States impact immigration policies?
2. Think of synonyms or related terms to come up with additional keywords you could use.
Example)
| Keyword 1: climate refugees | Keyword 2: United States | Keyword 3: immigration policies |
|---|---|---|
| environmental refugees | United States of America | migration policies |
| forced migration | America | emigration |
| environmental migration | U.S. | government policies |
| climate migration | U.S.A. | public policy |
Hint! Use a thesaurus and the Internet to help you come up with additional keywords.
Search Strings
Combine keywords and phrases to form a "search string."
Example) "climate refugees" AND immigration policies AND "United States"
or... ("climate refugees" OR "climate change") AND immigration AND "United States" AND policies
AND tells the database you are looking for ALL of the listed terms and will narrow your results
OR tells the database you want EITHER of the listed terms and will help expand your results if you're not finding what you're looking for
You can also use NOT to tell the database you do NOT want to see sources with the specified term(s).
Quotes
Notice how key phrases are grouped together with quotation marks.
Ex.) "climate refugees" / "United States"
Using quotes tells the database to search for the words together as a phrase instead of searching for each word independently. Note that while this can be a very helpful tool, especially when you are looking for a very specific phrase, sometimes you might want to try searching for the terms without quotes. It's a good idea to try searches using quotes around key phrases and without to see which results in better results.
Filters
Filters are a useful tool in narrowing your search results to the specific type of source you are looking for. The most common filters you will likely use are:
- Publication Date - typically you will look for sources published within the past 5-10 years, but depending on your research question or topic that range could change.
- Material Type - this filter is helpful when you are looking specifically for books, articles, or another type of resource. Be sure to consider which resource type will best fit your needs before applying this filter.
- Peer Reviewed - if you are looking for academic articles, you will most likely want to use the "Peer Reviewed" filter as these articles are often considered the "gold standard" of scholarly articles.
Although these are the most common types of filters people use when searching for resources, do not limit yourself to these and feel free to explore and use other available filters as you feel are useful and appropriate for your research.
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Brill's New Pauly This link opens in a new windowBrill´s New Pauly is the English edition of the authoritative Der Neue Pauly, an important reference work for the study of the ancient world. Entries are written by leading scholars and contain maps, illustrations and bibliographic references.
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Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th ed.) This link opens in a new windowCovers all aspects of the classical world from literature and history to religion, science, and archaeology. As well as providing factual information, the Dictionary contains many thematic entries on subjects relevant to the 21st century such as nationalism, race, gender, and ecology.
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LogeionFrom the University of Chicago, Logeion (literally, a place for words; in particular, a speaker's platform, or an archive) was developed to provide simultaneous lookup of entries in the many reference works that make up the Perseus Classical collection.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of past issues of scholarly journals from all areas of study. Includes full runs of covered journals, excluding content from the past 2-5 years. Also includes eBooks and book chapters.
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Annee Philologique This link opens in a new windowPublished by the Société Internationale de Bibliographie Classique, this is a specialized bibliographic database of scholarly works relating to all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. Covers 1928 - present. Note: We are limited to 2 simultaneous users.
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Cambridge Journals (Humanities & Social Sciences) This link opens in a new window
From Cambridge Core, Trinity's access to a collection of journals from Cambridge University Press. Current subscription is to the Humanities and Social Sciences Collection. Note: not all items are full-text.
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Nestor: Bibliography of Aegean Prehistory & Related Areas This link opens in a new windowNestor is an international bibliography of Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields. It is published monthly from September to May (each volume covers one calendar year) by the Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati.
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Perseus Digital Library This link opens in a new windowIncludes both primary and critical texts, site plans, digital images, and maps related to ancient Greece and Rome. Maintained by the Department of Classics at Tufts University.
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Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window
Digital version of the Loeb Classical Library of Greek and Latin literature, founded by James Loeb in 1911. Greek and Latin texts alongside English translations.
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Thesaurus Linguae Graecae This link opens in a new windowLiterary works from Greece, in original Greek, from the first century BCE to the 19th century. Some material is freely available, but for access to the full content, users must register and create an account at no charge.
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Past Masters This link opens in a new windowCollection of digitized classical and historical texts from Aristotle to Machiavelli to Montesquieu. Also contains works related to British and Chinese philosophy and European political thought.
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Artstor (JSTOR Image Search) This link opens in a new window
Nearly 500,000 art images of art, architecture and other forms of visual and material culture. Represents all time periods and cultures. Includes online and offline tools for faculty and students. Note: Artstor is now part of JSTOR. The Artstor website was retired on August 1, 2024.
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