How do I select keywords?
This video explains how to start a literature search. Click the icon left of the "v" for full screen.
Selecting and Using Keywords (CC) from PALNI on Vimeo.
Find subject headings in Spartan Search:
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Find subject headings in EBSCO databases:
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Use advanced search:
Using Boolean operators (AND, OR, and NOT) with your keywords will help you narrow or expand your results.
The highlighted middle section represents the use of AND. Searching for poverty AND addiction will give you results with both words present. Therefore, your results are fewer.
Using OR between similar keywords will give you results that include both words. Therefore, your results are greater. A search for teenagers OR adolescents will retrieve either or both terms.
The NOT operator gives you results from only one of your words. Therefore, your results are fewer. Searching for addiction NOT alcohol will eliminate alcohol from the results.
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How do I do an advanced search in EBSCO?
This video explains how to narrow your search results with multiple fields, by year, and by type of source.
Creating an Advanced Search(CC) from EBSCO on YouTube
Online Research: Tips for Effective Search Strategies
Video by Sarah Clark
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