FAQ: For IDS-150, how do I find sources on my topic?
Search Tips
For this project, you need to identify both a perspective and an example of the issue you are examining. You can use Shapiro Library's Multi-Search to find specific examples of the issue you are researching. For example: if you want to examine the issue of fast fashion, you can search for "fast fashion" in Shapiro Library's Multi-Search, then use the "All Filters" option to limit your search to "News" to find an example of a newspaper article about this topic.
You can also search for your topic or example (for instance: a newspaper article about the fast fashion company Shein) in conjunction with the perspective you have chosen (for example: environmental perspective). Start with your topic or example as your first search term, and use terms describing your chosen perspective as your second term.
You may need to come up with alternate terms to describe the perspective you are taking. For example: instead of searching for "environmental perspective," you could search for terms related to this perspective such as "environmental sustainability" or "climate change". Connect your search terms with the Boolean operator AND. So, a sample search could look like: Shein AND environmental sustainability.
If your initial search does not yield enough results, try new searches with alternate terms for your chosen perspective.
Sample Searches
fast fashion AND Shein
fast fashion AND corporate responsibility
AI data centers AND social equity
AI data centers AND sustainability
Once you get back your results, look at the titles to get a sense of whether they will be on target. You can then download the PDF of any that look helpful.
Citing Sources
When you click on an article, you will be taken to the article's record page, which includes an option to generate a citation in your preferred style--simply select the quotation mark in the top right corner of the article, then choose the citation style your course is using. It is always recommended to double-check the citation to ensure that it is correctly formatted.
You can also check out the library's Citing Your Sources guide for more information on citation.
Further Assistance
For additional assistance, you can chat with a librarian (24/7) or email us at ask@snhu.libanswers.com.