ECON 3700 - Writing as an Economist (Spring 2024): Welcome & Get Help

This library guide will help you:

• Explore your intriguing real-life economic phenomenon
• Identify, select and use good empirical sources to find evidence to support or test your argument
• Understand limitations and strengths of different search tools and
• Find guidance on economic argumentation and writing

Before the workshop, please watch the following short videos. You will learn about and practice some of these techniques in the workshop (~ 15 min)

1. Advanced Search in PowerSearch (2 min , 9 sec)
2. Email and send favorite items in one go [PowerSearch] (1 min 30 sec)
3. Use Keywords, Not Sentences (2 min, 37 sec)
4. Expand Your Keywords (1 min, 22 sec)
5. Use Boolean Operators (39 sec)
6. Subject Databases: Intro to Selecting
7. Citation Chaining  (2 min, 3 sec) – from the Claremont Colleges Library

If you have questions, feel free to email Lester Chan (lblester@ust.hk) or:

Contact "Information Help Team"

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	Phone (2358-6772)
	Email to lbref@ust.hk