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IDIS 4004: IDIS Capstone Seminar Non-Education (Diakite)

Definition

"a mode of research by teams or individuals that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialized knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or area of research practice" -- National Academies. (2005). Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research

Strategies for interdisciplinary research

1. Search in a subject specific databases. Click on all subjects and select your discipline. 

A-Z database page showing a list of subject databases

 

2. Include your discipline as part of your search strategy in a multidisciplinary database like Academic Search Ultimate or FalconSearch.

Compare the results between these two searches. 

1.  "national school lunch program" AND (histor* OR origins) AND "United States

2.  "national school lunch program" AND (race OR demographics) AND "United States"