DST88 - Research Guide assignment

Using Search Everything

Using the default search on the Library website is not perfect, but knowing a few tips for ways to filter your results can help. 

1. Choose keywords that represent the concepts you are looking for explicitly. For example the search "Phenomenology research methodology" will yield a ton of results, but many won't be relevant to your needs. If you add the word "disability", it will enhance the results to make them more relevant. 
2. Use the Discipline/Subject filters to narrow your results to subject matter that is more relevant to Disability Studies:
   • Sociology and Social History
   • Social Welfare and Social Work
   • Education
   • Women's Studies
   • Gender Studies
   • Queer Theory
3. If you limit your results to books, you are more likely to find texts that will discuss the research methodology itself, rather than examples of studies that employ that methodology. 
4. Be specific - if you are looking for examples of studies that use a particular method common within your research tradition (e.g. photovoice and participatory action research), ensure you include that term as a keyword. Try "photovoice disability" for an example.