1. Go to your most relevant source and look for subject terms or keywords listed near the introduction. Click on them to initiate a search of articles that use those terms. (In Science Direct, highlight a word to create a "search" option.)
2. On Biological Abstracts, use the "method & equipment" field to search for similar experiments. You can try to find similar studies done on other organisms by switching fields to "organism" or "super taxa"
3. Try switching one of more of your fields to subject instead of keyword to find more relevant searches
In MLA International Biography, you can search by literary technique to find mentions of a specific literary device:
Searching with the title of the work as a subject heading will produce results that are most directly related to that work:
Searching with a specific literary theory as the subject (plus the author or the title of a specific work) will also generate results most directly related to that theory:
If you're getting too many results when searching in JSTOR, select "Advanced Search," then change the dropdown field to "item title." This will search for content that has your keyword in the title, and is particularly helpful if you're searching for common keywords like "food."
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You can also select item type from the advanced search page, which is helpful when trying to search for specific research articles or review articles.
Google Scholar is also a great resource for history & art history items! Don't be afraid to request items we don't have through Interlibrary Loan.