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This page is designed to introduce you to data resources. If you don't find what you are looking for or need help using them, contact a librarian like Brea Henson, Political Science Librarian.
This page is designed to introduce you to search strategies to find review-reviewed articles in databases and library systems.. If you don't find what you are looking for or need help using them, contact a librarian like Brea Henson, Political Science Librarian.
Many instructors require you to use peer-reviewed sources for your papers and projects, but what does that mean?
Most databases allow you to limit your search to peer-reviewed articles.
When you don't know synonyms for your topic keywords, you can use online dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books to find them. You can also use Wikipedia to find a definition or synonym for a word, but don't use it as a source for your paper or project because it is not authoritative.
