CNX 225 Banned Books and Jailed Writers

Search DISCOVER for books, ebooks, movies, articles, journals, and more. 

If you find a physical item in the collection that you would like to use be sure to note:

• the availability: if it is checked out try EZ Borrow or Interlibrary Loan
• the Library: is it in Shad or Martin?
• the title: for example - Architecture and Landscape of the Pennsylvania Germans, 1720-1920
• the call number: for example - NA730 .P4 A73 2011

Keywords

• Remember that you need to use keywords to search library resources, not natural language. 
• Think about various different terms that are or could be used to describe your topic, including synonyms. 
• Use "quotes" around multiple terms that you'd like to use as a phrase.
• For example:
  • "natural environment" AND business
  • "feminist theory" OR feminism

Boolean Operators

• AND, OR, NOT are used between your keywords to broaden or narrow your search. 
• AND will search for both terms. 
• OR will search for either one term or the other, but not both. 
• NOT will search for one term but not the other.
• For example:
  • business AND ("natural environment" OR sustainability) 
  • "feminist theory" NOT economy

Subject Headings/Terms

• Subject Headings/Terms are controlled phrases assigned to library materials to organize them. 
• Use Subject Headings/Terms to find similar items when searching the library catalog and databases.
• For example:
  • Sustainable development
  • Business enterprises -- environmental aspects
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE Feminism & Feminist Theory 

Limiters/Filters

• Many databases provide ways for you to limit your search results.
• If your initial search is too large, consider limiting by date, type of publication, subject, etc.