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English 4581: Making the Modern Family: Adoption in American Literature // Callahan: Databases

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Search strategy


SEARCH STRATEGY BUILDER

 

The Search Strategy Builder is a tool designed to teach you how to create a search string using Boolean logic. While it is not a database and is not designed to input a search, you should be able to cut and paste the results into most databases’ search boxes.

  Concept 1 AND Concept 2 AND Concept 3
Name your concepts here    
Search terms Search terms Search terms
List alternate terms for each concept.

These can be synonyms, or they can be specific examples of the concept.

Use single words or short phrases

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Now copy and paste the above Search Strategy into a database search box.

The Search Strategy Builder was developed by the University of Arizona Libraries and is used under a Creative Commons License.

 

Tips

Make a list of potential keywords.

Think of other terms that might be synonymous with the keywords you've written out.

Make use of the and / or /  not buttons.

When you see an abstract, look at the author-supplied keywords & subject terms. 

Check your source's citations!