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ECO1010F/ECO1110F_Essay guide_2019: Where to find literature

Which databases are relevant for your essay?

The main sources that will be good for getting literature for this essay are:

Primo

EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window

Within EbscoHost, select the following databases:

Academic Search Premier
Business Source Premier
AfricaWide Information
EconLit

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window

How to determine relevance of a journal article

When you conduct a search in a database, you may retrieve a lot of results. To help guide you determine if an article will be relevant for you:

Read the title of the article
Read the abstract or summary of article
Look at the section headings of the article
Look at the Subjects/keywords assigned to describe the article
Read the conclusion of the article

How to search Primo

How to search JSTOR