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Portuguese Studies

About this Page

This page provides you with some information that will help you in searching the databases.

Tips for Searching

To find an article on a specific subject, go to the Find Articles page and choose the most appropriate database.  If you need help choosing a database, contact the librarian. We are happy to help you!!  If you already know which article you want, you can access directly by using Journal Locator.

These tutorials will help you improve your searching skills:

Using Boolean Operators

Tutorial: Using Boolean Terms: AND, OR, NOT
Self Assessment:
Using Boolean Terms: AND, OR, NOT


Using Truncations

Tutorial: Truncations
Self Assessment: Truncations


Reading Citations

Tutorial: Reading Citations in an Online Database
Self Assessment: Reading Citations in an Online Database

Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary sources provide raw material. It is not analyzed or interpreted. You (i.e., the scholar) must analyze the material. On the other hand, secondary sources offer someone else's analysis, interpretation or criticism of an activity or event.

Librarian

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Sonia Pacheco
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Claire T. Carney Library
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285 Old Westport Road
Dartmouth, MA 02747

spacheco@umassd.edu
508-999-8695