LibGuides: Circumpolar & Northern Studies: Home

Start your search

1. Select a topic that meets the requirements of your assignment.

2. Explore information: explore ideas and perspectives and identify potential sources of information.

3. Narrow your topic: identify key points you want to explore and formulate a question or argument around them.

4. Refine your search & evaluate resources: explore information related to your argument and make connections between your ideas and the ideas of others.

5. Use information appropriately: give credit to the original creators of information and strengthen your argument with citations and references.

Learn more about the search process and search strategies with this guide.

Keywords and search tips

Make use of Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to combine keywords.
Use geographical locations to refine or expand your search. Northern circumpolar regions may include Canada, Finland, Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States (Alaska).
Identify related keywords or synonyms and use nested search to combine them. Example: food security AND (first nations OR aboriginal OR indigenous people)
Circumpolar research can encompass many disciplines, for example Environmental Sciences, History, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Food Security, and more. Explore other guides connected to your main topic to find out what other databases and resources may be good for your purposes.