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A truncation exercise: Choose one of the following keywords:     1 table   2 lamp   3 window   4 desk   5 shelf     6 book   7 picture   8 paper   9 pencil   10 magazine _______________ = _________________________ _______________ = _________________________ _______________ = _________________________     Sample exercise: Soil = 14,000 mag citations, also called references Soils = 2,600 mag citations Soil* = 17,500 mag references Keyword vs. Subject search: Choose one of the following terms:     1 adoption   2 volunteering   3 orphan   4 homelessness   5 sleep     6 water   7 nutrition   8 charities   9 hope   10 child labor Keyword: _______________ = _______________ Subject: ________________ = _______________ Truncation: _______________ = _______________ Full-text: _______________ = ______________     Sample exercise: flower = 14,000 mag, 1,300 jour, 190 bo, 23, 000 ne, 37 multimedia flowers = 20,000 mag, 1,900 jo, 290 bo, 40,000 ne, 72 mm flower* = 35,000 mag, 3,000 journals, 500 bo, 68,000 ne, 100 mm full-text = 27,000 mag, 3,700 jo Author Search: Choose one of the following authors:     1 Joyce Glazer   2 Claire Duffet   3 You Mi Chin   4 Tome Pope   5 Cindy Kibbr     6 Erin Morain   7 John Clemans   8 Paul Davis   9 Shalini Dore   10 Glenn Law Author: ____________________ = ____________________     Sample exercise: Tresniowski, Alex Title of Article Search: Choose one of the following titles:     1 A foundation that makes children's dreams come true     2 Make-A-Wish. Child Becomes a 'Berry' Big Star on the       Strawberry Shortcake Rose Parade Float     3 Painter of light raises $100,000 for charity     4 Mickey, Donald bring cheer to children in hospitals     5 Make-A-Wish hosts benefit concert for kids     6 Heart pendant to benefit Doctors Without Borders     7 Professionals in Portland sought to aid people in crises     8 Working together     9 War child: armed conflicts have devastating effects on civilians' health     10 A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City Title: _____________________________________     Sample exercise: When Music Becomes Medicine for the Brain

advanced search - using boolean operators

What is a Boolean Operator? used to combine two or more terms into one search Setting up a Boolean Search Strategy: Choose one of the following titles:     1 Reasons for Teenage Obesity     2 The Benefit of Volunteering     3 The Problem of Not Getting Enough Sleep     4 My Next Step: Finding a Career     5 Issues About Organ & Tissue Donation     6 The Success in Pet Therapy     7 A Cure for Homelessness     8 Orphanages in The USA     9 The Benefit of a Good Breakfast     10 The Devastation of Child Labor     Sample exercise: The Effect of Television on Children Effect     AND     Television     Child*                                OR           NOT                             Media         Infants For your review: Illustration for     AND     OR     NOT     WILDCARD     NESTING: Research 101 - University of Washington

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Wolfhard Touchard, M. L. S. Retired Reference & Database Librarian Andrews University - December 2009