This tutorial offers a review of types of sources (such as scholarly articles, magazines, and trade journals)
This video offers a review of authority, why we cite, and how to evaluate the appropriateness of the source for your research question
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The video embedded below reviews how and why to use OneSearch
Break down your question into separate ideas or concepts.
Suggestions
who - what - when - where - why - how
Example:
What is the impact of the current crisis on minority healthcare students?
Who? Students (general) - college or university (specific)
Also who? minority (general) other terms - ethnic - racial (could even use specific such as Chicano OR Chicana)
What? Impact (general) - mental health (specific)
When? During COVID-19 (specific) - coronavirus OR SARS - pandemic(general)
Could also use Where, Why, How to further break down question
PubMed is the major biomedical database from the National Library of Medicine, and anyone can use if free. But go through our SDSU Library link so you can easily get to our journal subscriptions.
Just enter in the search terms you've decided on, and search.
Check to the right of the article title in abstract view to see if we have the article.
