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Class Guides: African History

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DATABASE SEARCH TIPS:

Use keywords only. Find terms in your general resources and in the articles/sources you find that fit your topic/interest. You can also use Google or Wikipedia to get at keywords to then use in database searching.

Keep scrolling even if you hit a result that is completely unrelated. Often the best result is not the first or second result.

Use advanced search to control date ranges, peer review status, etc.

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GOOGLE SEARCH TIPS:

Use quotes to get an exact match.

Exclude a term from search results with - (minus)

Combine searches with OR, AND logic.

Use Tools->Any Time->Custom Range to limit results by time period.