Baskakow and Malanga Sports Research
To begin your research, think about where you are in the inquiry process.
Explore your topic to locate credible resources to begin your research. Read about your topic.
What questions do you have?
How can the questions help you in your research?
What search terms might help me to find information?
Begin to plan by citing the sources that you use.
User name - sbrunswick Password - Ask your librarian.
To use a Boolean Search to narrow your results:
Examine your question. Underline the key terms that might help.
Use AND, NOT, or OR to narrow or widen your search
Examples of successful boolean searches include:
basketball AND physics
ski AND friction
martial arts AND physics
helicopter AND lift
snowshoes AND force
To cite the websites that you have used to find your information:
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Article title." Title of the entire web site, URL.
(If no author is given for the website, use the following format.)
"Article title." Title of the entire web site, URL.
Note - If you are citing an article in a database, ALWAYS use the format provided by the database.