Searching for Information on a Topic

4.2 Search Techniques

Putting a Search Together

Before you start to search for information, it’s a good idea to know some strategies for putting a search together. The next video shows how to combine your key terms.

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Truncation and Phrase Searching

There are two more techniques that can come in handy when you’re searching library databases: truncation and phrase searching. Watch the video below to learn how they work.

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Next you’ll learn where and how you can search for information.

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