Social and Historical Foundations of American Music

You have a list of databases. You have a potential topic. You think you understand the differences in qualitative and quantitative research. But how can you find relevant articles without looking at 100 or more journal articles?

• What are your choices? While this resource defaults to an Advanced Search, you can choose to look for terms, or even search for citations, cited references and more. You can also set up a free log in to save searches and links to citations and articles.
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• Terminology: Each database or resource uses its own controlled vocabulary or terms to bring together articles on the same topic. Here's an example showing a search for retardation in PsycInfo's Term finder.
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