General Search Tips:

• 3-5 keywords often works well
• Take advantage of the limiters inside of OneSearch
• Try different keywords (think synonyms)

Using Parentheses: 

Use parentheses around keywords separated by the word "OR" to expand your search and get more results. 

Example: immigration (benefits OR advantages)

In the example above, we are running two searches at once: 

immigration benefits AND immigration advantages

Using the Asterisk (*): 
Use an asterisk to shorten a word and search for all possible endings of a root word. The asterisk will produce you more results.

Example:  immigra*

This is searching for the keyword immigra* and the results will include: immigration, immigrants, etc.

Using OneSearch Limiters:

You can limit the results you get to various types of sources (e.g. newspapers articles, reference entries - those include encyclopedias, etc.).  

In OneSearch, once you key in your search terms (e.g. stereotype threat), follow the two steps outlined below:

1. Refine your results by selecting Scholarly Journals

2. Scan the titles and click on relevant peer-reviewed articles.