1. Combine two concepts for your search
- Choose one option from each box
- Think up your own terms.
- Enclose phrases in "quotation marks."
Example: Christianity vampires
Example: Islam "action movies"
Example: "medicine man" westerns
2. Filter your results
by Format
- Scholarly journals
- Magazines
by Publication Date
3. Review the results and skim the text
- Read the abstract
- Open the article, if it looks good.
4. Email the article to yourself, with an MLA citation