Database Search Strategies and Tutorials
Avoid Natural Language
- Stick to keywords and phrases
Use Quotation Marks Around Phrases
- This ensures your search results will include the phrase, not the individual words found separately anywhere in the document.
Use the Advanced Search
- It will be located in different places depending on the database, but it will help refine and improve your search.
Use Limiters Provided by the Database to Narrow/Focus Your Results
- Limiters are usually found on the left or right hand side of your search results.
- Limit by source type, date of publication, reading level, subject, publication, and more
Use Boolean Operators
