POLS 4000: Senior Capstone
SEARCH TIPS
Use these search tips in any catalog or database.
Using AND
Use AND in your search to:
- Narrow down your results
- Find sources that have ALL of your search terms
Example: gender AND voting
The green space represents the results for this search.
Using OR
Use OR in your search to:
- Connect 2 or more similar terms (synonyms)
- Broaden your results (so that your results an have either term)
Example: climate change OR global warming
The green space represents the results for this search.
Using NOT
Use NOT in your search to:
- Exclude a word from your search
- Narrow down your results, telling the system not to include any results with that term
Example: women AND voting NOT United States
QUICK TRICKS
* Add this symbol onto the root of a word to find results that use all variations of that word.
Example: democra* = democrat, democratic, democracy, democracies
"..." Place quotation marks around search terms or a search phrase to seach for that exact phrase.
Example: "gender gap"
( ) Use parentheses to nest similar terms or to ensure the database will search your terms in the correct order.
Example: youth AND (climate change OR global warming)