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HIN 495

Class Agenda

  1. How to find help and HIN 495 Library Guide
  2. Scholarly vs Non-scholarly Article
  3. Finding Search Terms
  4. Finding articles and APA citation information
  5. How to order article with Interlibrary Loan

Finding Search Terms

Research Question: How does playing video games affect teenage girls?

 

Concept 1

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Concept 2

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Concept 3

Extract the major concepts from your research question.

teenage

 

girls

 

“video games”

List alternatives for each concept:

  • These can be synonyms, or they can be specific examples of the concept
  • Use single words or short phrases.
  • Find additional terms in abstracts and summaries of articles.

 

Search Terms

Search Terms

Search Terms

adolescent

female

“online games”

OR

OR

OR

teens

“teenage girls”

Nintendo

OR

OR

OR

 

 

 

OR

OR

OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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