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ANTH 100 Survey of Anthropology (Reilly): Find Scholarly Research Articles

Search Strategies

Use these search strategies to search the "approved" journals below

1. FIRST: Try broad search words relating to your topic, such as:

  • topic #1: gorilla mating
  • topic #2: orangutan hierarchy
  • topic #3: primate locomotion

2. NEXT: Think of synonyms or similar words ("OR" words) for your concepts - be flexible!

  • gorilla OR  eastern lowland gorilla OR gorilla beringei
  • mating OR sex OR reproduction OR copulation OR offspring
  • hierarchy OR ranking OR domination OR power structure
  • locomotion OR walking OR swinging OR brachiation OR gait

3. FINALLY: Perform several searches using
many combinations of search words - be a persistent and adaptable researcher! 

Topic #1 gorilla mating

  • search #1: gorilla mating
  • search #2: gorilla sex
  • search #3: gorilla reproduction
  • search #4: gorilla beringei copulation
     

 

 

Approved Primatology Journals

Approved PRIMATOLOGY journals

 

OPTION #1: Get full-text articles from these journals through the Holman Library

1. Search the journals below and find most full-text articles immediately

OPTION #2: Get full-text articles from these journals through Interlibrary Loan

  1. Articles from the journals below may be available in full-text through the publisher website; however, most are NOT free full text.
     
  2. FIRST, search for articles on the publisher website. Write down the journal name, article title, author and date.  THEN request the full text of that article through Interlibrary Loan.  This request may take several days to fulfill.

OPTION #3: Browse hardcopies of journals in the Periodical section of the Holman Library

Find Other Journals in Library Databases

Get approval for OTHER JOURNALS

 

1. Search the GENERAL LIBRARY DATABASES below for articles about your topic

2. If your journal is not one of the approved journals (see list in boxes to the left), then contact your instructor to get her approval before you do your assignment

 

Example: Use check boxes on database search pages to limit your results to peer-reviewed journal articles

Academic Search Complete example search

TIP

Can't find the full text of an article?

1. Note down the author, title of article, name of the magazine, journal or newspaper, and date of publication

2. Make an Interlibrary Loan Request so that the article can be sent to Green River's Holman Library
for you (note: this process may take 1-week)

3. Or Ask a Librarian for help!