You can use additional techniques to further expand or limit search results
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Phrase Searching:
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Use quotation marks around a phrase (not a single word) or select "as a phrase" in a pull-down menu.
Examples:
- "acid rain"
- "Martin Luther King, Jr"
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| Nesting: |
Use parentheses ( ) to nest related search terms.
Example: (bay OR harbor) AND pollution
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| Truncation: |
Use a symbol to search variations of root words
Truncation symbols vary from database to database - an asterisk (*) is the most common truncation symbol.
Examples:
- pollut* = pollution, pollutant, pollutants, polluting
- environ* = environment, environmental, environmentally
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| Limiters: |
Many databases give you options to limit search results by: document type, publication date, language, etc.
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