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Basic Keyword Searches

storytelling AND linear
Use AND to connect words that must appear in a document. This *narrows* your search.
videogame OR video game
Use OR if only one word must appear in a document. This *broadens* your search.
stor*
Use an asterisk to truncate a word and allow for different endings, for example, story, stories, storyteller, storytelling, etc.
"collective memory"
Use quotation marks to enclose a phrase or words that must appear together in a document.

Sherlock This link opens in a new window
Sherlock combines the Whitman Library Catalog, Summit and many of our electronic journal subscriptions into one searchable interface.

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
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Full-text access to over 3,900 peer-reviewed journals covering all disciplines.
Proquest Central This link opens in a new window
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Materials on all subjects

How to Find Books on the Shelf at Penrose
This guide covers the basics of Library of Congress call numbers and explains where to find different collections in the building.
Whitman Library Guides
Library Guides -- and Subject Guides in particular -- can help you choose databases that are relevant to a specific disciplinary approach. There is a Subject Guide that corresponds with each Whitman major.

Research Worksheet
Make a copy of this to fill out electronically during class OR get a paper version from Julie.
Reflection
Answer 2 questions about this session