Sample successful Task Force papers from previous years.  Useful for the workshop activities and beyond.

Welcome to the Research & Writing Web for SIS Task Force! These pages provide access to resources - article databases, catalogs, reference books, web sites - to help you prepare for both qualifying papers and Task Force success. Choose a tab above for information about specific research types.

Searching databases: 

• AND returns results containing all terms
       Darfur AND United Nations
  
• OR returns results with either term
        United Nations OR UN OR Security Council
  
• Placing terms in parentheses ( ) indicates separate concepts, like an equation, (A or B) and C
        Darfur AND ( United Nations OR UN OR Security Council)
• Placing two or more words in quotation marks “ “ returns results using that specific phrase
        "United Nations”
• Truncation (*) returns results with a root word and any ending
        genocid* [finds genocide, genocides, genocidal  ...]
   Note: some databases use different truncation symbols (* is most common; others include !, $, #). Check the online help if the asterisk doesn’t work

Find the full text of articles:

In the databases, use the “Check for UW Holdings” button to find online or print full-text.

Research from home :

To search from off-campus, use the log in button located in the top right corner of Libraries web pages