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Pollak Library

American Studies: Articles

This subject guide showcases resources for American Studies research. Multidisciplinary resources are also included.

Scholarly Databases

Search by Subject

Also used for History Research!

What is Peer-Reviewed?

General Database Search Strategies

screenshot of advanced EBSCO search with sample keywords

  • The character is used as a wildcard: gun* searches for gun, guns, gunman, gunfire, gunned
  • AND narrows the search results
  • OR expands search results (used for synonyms or related words)
  • NOT excludes terms from a search
  • Use " " for phrase specific searching
  • Consider using the dropdown menu to search using Subject Terms - SU when appropriate to your research question

Boolean Operators & More

List of Boolean Operators

Chart adapted from HeinOnline Academic database.