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REL C402 Religion, Illness, and Healing

Recommended search tools and strategies for your research

Searching Advice

  • Don't be afraid to change up your search terms. Skim your search results and use the terminology and themes that you are finding to improve your next search. Didn't find what you expected or wanted? Just try a different combination of search terms or a different database.
  • Make use of the filters and features that are built in to each of the search tools. Look for filters like subject and publication date, as well as features that recommend related articles.
  • Consider the disciplinary perspectives of your sources and topic. Use a subject-specific database to identify sources from particular perspectives or look to the journal title to understand the context of the article.
  • Use book reviews to locate relevant book and ebook chapters. Use the review to get a synopsis of that book, then search for the title in IUCAT.
  • Search in at least two databases to find a broader range of sources. Many databases include unique journals, and, even when there is overlap, the searching algorithms may surface different results in a different order.

Large-Scale Databases

Health & Social Sciences Databases

Humanities Databases