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ALWAYS CLICK ON ADVANCED SEARCH.

Use the "boolean operators" to narrow or broaden your search. Boolean operators are the "and, or, not" options in the advanced search.  
  • AND will provide the most specific results.
  • OR will provide the broadest results.
  • NOT will exclude the terms you provide

 

"Using the Databases." Research - Expert Level. Crossett Library at Bennington College. 13 May 2016. Web. 3 August 2016.

 

Subject Terms are how the databases think of your topic
Keywords are how we communicate with the database.
For example, if you are searching for articles about "teenagers who smoke", the database may also have articles that will fit your needs using the terms "adolescents" or "young adults".

 

    You can specify an author or title in your         search terms by clicking on "Select a Field"

 

 

 

 

 

Remember:

  1. "Full text" will show you articles immediately available in our collection.  

  2. "Search within the full text of the articles" will broaden your results. 

  3. "Peer Reviewed" will ensure you find scholarly articles.

  4. "Publication Date" will narrow your results by date.

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