Searching - tips for effective searching

A guide to searching. Explains the main search operators to use for effective searching: Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT; phrase and proximity searching; truncation and wildcards. Introduces field searching and provides screenshots as examples. Gives advice on how to build a search using operators and keywords with examples. Provides advice on using citation networks (reference lists and citing literature) to find relevant material.

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Added By:	Lynn Irvine
Date Added:	15 May 2020 10:21
Name:	Lynn Irvine
Tags:	Searching, Keywords, Boolean operators, Search operators, Phrase searching, Proximity operators, Truncation, Wildcards
Viewing permissions:	World
URL:	https://edshare.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/782
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