Use a research article's introduction and literature review to find new search terms and more useful articles.
The introduction and literature review:
- provide context for the article
- define concepts used, usually from broader to narrower (new search terms!)
- synthesize existing related research
- explain how the present study builds on existing literature to fill a gap
...all with citations to articles you can use. Follow the in text citation to the references page and search using the article title in Multi-Search.
See this process in action in the introduction to this sample article:
Zinda, J. A., Zhao, Z., Zhang, J., Alexander, S., Kay, D., Williams, L., Cooper, L., & Zemaitis, L. (2023). How homeownership, race, and social connections influence flood preparedness measures: Evidence from 2 small U.S. cities. Environmental Sociology, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/23251042.2023.2173487
