To find general resources on historic innovation, check out the Lemelson Center eBooks on this page, or try a basic search in the Library databases, for example:
Say that you've chosen to address the problem of loneliness among older adults. Since you have at least two major ideas going on with this topic (loneliness and older adults), you will want to make use of the additional search boxes in OneSearch. Here is one possible search strategy you could use:
After you've run the search, skim the list of results for relevant resources. Depending on the problem you’ve chosen, you may need to adjust the search to broaden or narrow your results. For more tips, check out these brief search tips or this tutorial on using the advanced search in OneSearch.
As always, don’t hesitate to contact your librarians for additional help!
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