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Search by Subject: is the most precise way to search article databases. Database looks for subjects only in the subject heading or descriptor field, where the most relevant words appear
Search by Keyword: is how you typically search web search engines. Think of important words or phrases and type them in to get results.
Advanced Search Options:
Boolean operators:
Use AND in a search to:
Use OR in a search to:
Use NOT in a search to:
Stop Words:
Stop words are frequently occurring, insignificant words that appear in a database record, article or web page.
Common stop words include: a, an, the, in, of, on, are
Truncation: broadens your search to include various word endings and spellings.