Discovery Search is the way to access the online catalog at DePauw University -- here you will be able to look at all of the physical resources as well as electronic resources available at the DePauw University Libraries.
Search Strategically
Do a quick scan for background information
Create a list of concepts and keywords relevant to your search topic
Group those concepts together or combine different concepts
Use terminology and facts learned from your background information
Look at the bibliographies of resources that you like
If you like their ideas, who inspired them?
Evaluate the sources you have found
Where is this information coming from?
Is it biased? Scholarly? Dated?
Narrowing Your Search
Its important to remember to narrow your search based off of your preliminary search results and to tailor your keywords off of the results you are finding.
By using Discovery Search you will be able to narrow down your research by:
