Learn how to search smart! These techniques will help you find more precise and relevant results. They work across many different databases.
Action: Watch these videos. Later, after you have gone through section 5 (databases) try some of these techniques for your course work - in LANG or your other classes,
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Don't type in the whole sentence to search, pick the most important keywords. (2 min 37 sec) |
Think of and use alternative terms and keywords to improve your search. (1 min 23 sec) |
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Phrase searching can help you refine a search and find more precise results. (1 min 14 sec) |
Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to connect keywords to search effectively. (39 sec) |
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Use truncation symbols to find words with a common root or stem. (1 min 14 sec) |
Use parentheses to combine multiple keywords (prioritize orders of searching). (1 min 26 sec) |
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Use wildcard symbols to find a word's variants. (1 min 39 sec) |
