Depending on the database, it may offer a variety of ways to limit your results:
For articles that are not available in full text, use the InterLibrary Loan service.
Most databases use a controlled vocabulary to organize information and make browsing more efficient and specific to chosen terms. When building your search string, consider keywords, synonyms or related terms.
keetoowah indians
keetoowah society
keetoowah society - history
cherokee indians - societies
​cherokee indians - religion
cherokee indians - history
oklahoma history
five civilized tribes
native american history
native american history AND 19th century OR 20th century
native american wars
​treaty indian reservations
native amerians - treaties
indian removal, 1813-1903
For public history information, here are some search terms:
oral history
"oral histor*" and american
personal narratives
speeches
diaries
memoirs
interviews
Combine or group terms or concepts using the Boolean operator "AND" to refine your search string: oral histor* AND american or try the search string:keetoowah AND oklahoma. Check to see if the database offers a Thesaurus or a Subject Terms tab or link. For instance, the Academic Search Premier database offers a "subject terms" tab.
the Military & Government Collection database features a "subjects" tab,
and the ProQuest database offers a "thesaurus" link.
Enter your search terms in the browsing boxes to see how each database recognizes them.
YouTube video created by NSU Libraries on how to search multiple EBSCOhost databases simultaneously.