HIST 1161: Selected Issues in Canadian History (Borys)

The following techniques are useful when researching History topics:

• Brainstorm synonyms (words that are closely related or have the same meaning)
  • Example: Indigenous, Aboriginal, First Nations
• Use OR to indicate synonyms
  • Example: lndigenous OR Aboriginal OR "First Nations"
• Use quotation marks to indicate when words are used together as a phrase
  • Example: "World War I"
• Use the asterisk (* symbol) for words with variable endings
  • Example: Canad* = Canada and Canadian