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Searching by Methodology | Social Sciences

This module will go over an easy way to search for articles by the method of the study.

Getting Started

*Watch the video below, and then do some practice searches! 

Take a screenshot of your own search terms for the submission on the next page. 


  1. Start at the advanced search page in your respective academic database
  2. Next to the search box, you should see a drop-down menu that tells the database where to search for your terms (author, title, subject, etc.). 
  3. Select the abstract
  4. Enter the type of study that you are looking for
    • Pro Tip!  Place the methodology inside "quotation marks" for better accuracy (check your spelling though)
  5. In the additional search boxes add a traditional keyword search term or terms