- Start by writing out your question or topic.
- identify key terms
- identify potential synonyms
- Use AND OR NOT to create search phrases.
- Conduct several searches, revising keywords backed on subject terms & commonly used language in the articles/books.
1. Start by writing out your question or topic.
- “The Early Sixties: American Science”; sub-section: “On the Pill”: birth control pill dispenser, 1962.
- “Modern Medicine and the Great War”; sub-section: “Prosthetics”; arm prosthesis
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: Work; radium watch.
- “Souvenir Nation: Relics, Keepsakes, and Curios from the National Museum of American History”; piece of Plymouth Rock
- GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) Historical Society Museum, San Francisco; sub-section: “Knowledge=Power”; pinback button reading “Fights AIDS Not People with AIDS”
- British Museum; sub-section = Sutton Hoo Burial Site; Anglo-Saxon helmet
- “Whatever Happened to Polio”; sub-section: “The American Epidemics”; Ed Roberts’ wheelchair
- “Making Marvel, Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe”; sub-section (can’t tell); Bockeltz clock-watch
- “State of Deception: the Power of Nazi Propaganda”; sub-section: can’t tell; radio (People’s Receiver 301)
- “Unlocking Ancient Egypt”; sub-section: “Inspired Guesswork”; marble carving that = “pseudo-hieroglyphic fake”
- “The World of Stonehenge”; sub-section: can’t tell; Folkton Drums
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse” and then ”Honoring the Horse”; Assiniboine dance stick carved into the shape of a horse
- “Slavery and Freedom”; sub-section “Slavery and the Making of a New Nation”; cotton basket
- “America’s Listening”; sub-section: can’t tell; Berliner Gramophone
- “Creating Icons: How We Remember Women’s Suffrage”; sub-section: “Displaying History”; Susan B. Anthony’s silk shawl
- “American Enterprise”; sub-section: “Forgotten Workers” and then “Living Conditions”
- “When Women Lost the Vote; How Did Women Gain the Vote”; sub-section: “How Did Women Lose the Vote”; petticoat skirt
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse”; Lakota bow
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: “Wellness”; Rouge Fin de Theatre
2. identify key terms
- “The Early Sixties: American Science”; sub-section: “On the Pill”: birth control pill dispenser, 1962.
- “Modern Medicine and the Great War”; sub-section: “Prosthetics”; arm prosthesis
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: Work; radium watch.
- “Souvenir Nation: Relics, Keepsakes, and Curios from the National Museum of American History”; piece of Plymouth Rock
- GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) Historical Society Museum, San Francisco; sub-section: “Knowledge=Power”; pinback button reading “Fights AIDS Not People with AIDS”
- British Museum; sub-section = Sutton Hoo Burial Site; Anglo-Saxon helmet
- “Whatever Happened to Polio”; sub-section: “The American Epidemics”; Ed Roberts’ wheelchair
- “Making Marvel, Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe”; sub-section (can’t tell); Bockeltz clock-watch
- “State of Deception: the Power of Nazi Propaganda”; sub-section: can’t tell; radio (People’s Receiver 301)
- “Unlocking Ancient Egypt”; sub-section: “Inspired Guesswork”; marble carving that = “pseudo-hieroglyphic fake”
- “The World of Stonehenge”; sub-section: can’t tell; Folkton Drums
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse” and then ”Honoring the Horse”; Assiniboine dance stick carved into the shape of a horse
- “Slavery and Freedom”; sub-section “Slavery and the Making of a New Nation”; cotton basket
- “America’s Listening”; sub-section: can’t tell; Berliner Gramophone
- “Creating Icons: How We Remember Women’s Suffrage”; sub-section: “Displaying History”; Susan B. Anthony’s silk shawl
- “American Enterprise”; sub-section: “Forgotten Workers” and then “Living Conditions”
- “When Women Lost the Vote; How Did Women Gain the Vote”; sub-section: “How Did Women Lose the Vote”; petticoat skirt
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse”; Lakota bow
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: “Wellness”; Rouge Fin de Theatre
3. identify potential synonyms
- The Early Sixties: American Science”; sub-section: “On the Pill”: birth control pill dispenser, 1962.
- “Modern Medicine and the Great War”; sub-section: “Prosthetics”; arm prosthesis
- artificial limbs
- World War I
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: Work; radium watch.
- Radium paint
- watch making
- “Souvenir Nation: Relics, Keepsakes, and Curios from the National Museum of American History”; piece of Plymouth Rock
- GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) Historical Society Museum, San Francisco; sub-section: “Knowledge=Power”; pinback button reading “Fights AIDS Not People with AIDS”
- LGBTQ+
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- LGBT* AND AIDS AND "united states"
- British Museum; sub-section = Sutton Hoo Burial Site; Anglo-Saxon helmet
- “Whatever Happened to Polio”; sub-section: “The American Epidemics”; Ed Roberts’ wheelchair
- “Making Marvel, Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe”; sub-section (can’t tell); Bockeltz clock-watch
- “State of Deception: the Power of Nazi Propaganda”; sub-section: can’t tell; radio (People’s Receiver 301)
- “Unlocking Ancient Egypt”; sub-section: “Inspired Guesswork”; marble carving that = “pseudo-hieroglyphic fake”
- “The World of Stonehenge”; sub-section: can’t tell; Folkton Drums
- NEOLITHIC
- Prehistoric Art
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse” and then ”Honoring the Horse”; Assiniboine dance stick carved into the shape of a horse
- “Slavery and Freedom”; sub-section “Slavery and the Making of a New Nation”; cotton basket
- social aspects
- "United States" AND (slave* OR enslaved)
- “America’s Listening”; sub-section: can’t tell; Berliner Gramophone
- Phonograph
- SOUND recording
- “Creating Icons: How We Remember Women’s Suffrage”; sub-section: “Displaying History”; Susan B. Anthony’s silk shawl
- “American Enterprise”; sub-section: “Forgotten Workers” and then “Living Conditions”
- “When Women Lost the Vote; How Did Women Gain the Vote”; sub-section: “How Did Women Lose the Vote”; petticoat skirt
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse”; Lakota bow
- "native americans" AND horses AND cultur*
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: “Wellness”; Rouge Fin de Theatre
4. USE AND OR NOT to make search phrases
- The Early Sixties: American Science”; sub-section: “On the Pill”: birth control pill dispenser, 1962.
- contraceptives
- (contraceptive* OR "birth control") AND "united states" AND HISTORY
- “Modern Medicine and the Great War”; sub-section: “Prosthetics”; arm prosthesis
- artificial limbs
- World War I
- ("Great war" OR "world war I") AND (prosthetic* OR "artificial limbs")
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: Work; radium watch.
- Radium paint
- watch making
- (girls OR girlhood) AND radium AND watch*
- “Souvenir Nation: Relics, Keepsakes, and Curios from the National Museum of American History”; piece of Plymouth Rock
- Keepsakes
- Americana
- (souvenir* OR keepsake OR touris*) AND (plymouth OR "colonial america")
- Souvenir* AND history AND "united states"
- "Plymouth Rock" AND memor*
- GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender) Historical Society Museum, San Francisco; sub-section: “Knowledge=Power”; pinback button reading “Fights AIDS Not People with AIDS”
- LGBTQ+
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- LGBT* AND AIDS AND "united states"
- LGBT* AND aids AND history
- LGBT* AND aids AND activi*
- British Museum; sub-section = Sutton Hoo Burial Site; Anglo-Saxon helmet
- Helm
- "Sutton Hoo"
- "Sutton Hoo" AND (helm* OR burial)
- “Whatever Happened to Polio”; sub-section: “The American Epidemics”; Ed Roberts’ wheelchair
- VACCINATION
- Polio AND epidemic* AND "united states"
- “Making Marvel, Science & Splendor at the Courts of Europe”; sub-section (can’t tell); Bockeltz clock-watch
- CLOCKS & watches
- Courts
- (clock* OR watch*) AND europ* AND court*
- “State of Deception: the Power of Nazi Propaganda”; sub-section: can’t tell; radio (People’s Receiver 301)
- broadcasting
- nazi* AND propaganda AND radio*
- “Unlocking Ancient Egypt”; sub-section: “Inspired Guesswork”; marble carving that = “pseudo-hieroglyphic fake”
- hieroglyphic forgeries
- hieroglyphic* AND forger*
- egypt* AND (forger OR forgeries OR fake*)
- (hieroglyphic* OR hieroglyph* OR egyptology) AND (counterfeit* OR fake* OR forgeries)
- “The World of Stonehenge”; sub-section: can’t tell; Folkton Drums
- NEOLITHIC
- Prehistoric Art
- (Folkton OR Stonehenge) AND (drum* OR art OR instrument*)
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse” and then ”Honoring the Horse”; Assiniboine dance stick carved into the shape of a horse
- social aspects
- (Assiniboine OR "native americans") AND horse*
- Assiniboine AND (cultur* OR "social aspects")
- “Slavery and Freedom”; sub-section “Slavery and the Making of a New Nation”; cotton basket
- social aspects
- "United States" AND (slave* OR enslaved)
- "United States" AND (slave* OR enslaved) AND "material culture"
- “America’s Listening”; sub-section: can’t tell; Berliner Gramophone
- Phonograph
- SOUND recording
- (gramaphone OR "sound recording") AND "united states" AND history
- “Creating Icons: How We Remember Women’s Suffrage”; sub-section: “Displaying History”; Susan B. Anthony’s silk shawl
- Women's rights
- "womens suffrage" AND "united states"
- "women's suffrage" AND "united states" AND (Anthony OR "seneca falls")
- “American Enterprise”; sub-section: “Forgotten Workers” and then “Living Conditions”
- laborers
- labor* AND "united states" AND "living conditions" AND history
- factor* AND "united states" AND "living conditions" AND history
- “When Women Lost the Vote; How Did Women Gain the Vote”; sub-section: “How Did Women Lose the Vote”; petticoat skirt
- Women's rights
- Suffrage
- "womens suffrage" AND "united states"
- “A Song for the Horse Nation: Horses in Native American Cultures”; sub-section: “Impact of the Horse”; Lakota bow
- "native americans" AND horses AND cultur*
- “Girlhood (It’s Complicated”; subsection: “Wellness”; Rouge Fin de Theatre
- health
- Wellbeing
- girlhood AND (health OR wellbeing) AND HISTORY
- girls AND "mental health" AND history
5. Conduct several searches, revising keywords backed on subject terms & commonly used language in the articles/books.
> Pay attention to keywords and results that come up during your search. Use those to revise the searches above