FYS: Destiny Research Guide

Remember, the assignment is about this time period,1865-1900.  To get the best results, we recommend doing on the following on the Advanced Search page:

1. Under the Historical Period, enter the years of the Gilded Age.
2. Under Publication Type, select Academic Journal.  
3. Under Document Type, select Article.  

• Use "quotation marks" around phrases
• Use AND to narrow a search: “mental illness” AND madness
• Use OR to broaden a search: “mental illness” OR madness
• Use NOT to limit a search: “mental illness” NOT madness
• Use an asterisk * as a wildcard to include various endings of a word: search for both lady or ladies by entering lad*