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*Most used boxes: Get Better Search Results

For librarians to link/copy to commonly used boxes.

Have a Search Strategy

This section will show you how to search more effectively. The different tabs are:

How a Database Thinks Why your searches sometimes fail
AND / OR / NOT What these connectors mean to your searches
Filters How to limit results to by content type, full-text, etc.
Truncation and Phrases Changing search terms to broaden or narrow your results
Advanced: Use Subject Terms Find the most accurate terms that will work with most databases

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