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Database Tips n Tricks
Super Secret Searching Tips
1.Boolean
AND, OR, NOT. More on these in a
minute.

2.Phrase searches                               3. Capital letters
Put quotation marks around something and        don’t matter
search it as a phrase! like…. “Gun control”
                                                4. Use the built in
Ever try to search for song lyrics on google?
This trick helps!
                                                filters!

5. The * Trick more on this in a minute too.
Boolean
These are logic terms, named
after a mathematician, that also
help us search!

AND
AND  limits      your search, since
results must have ALL your search
terms.

OR

OR   expands your search,             NOT
since results can include ANY of
your search terms.                    NOT   limits your search by
                                      eliminating all results containing certain
                                      words.
Boolean
These are logic terms, named
after a mathematician, that also
help us search!

AND
AND  limits      your search, since
results must have ALL your search
terms.

OR

OR   expands your search,             NOT
since results can include ANY of
your search terms.                    NOT   limits your search by
                                      eliminating all results containing certain
                                      words.
Built in Boolean!
The    * trick
Search multiple words at the same time:

Librar* = library, librarian, libraries, librarians
Garden* = garden, gardens, gardening, gardener
Bull* = bull, bulls, bullying, bullies, bully
POWER searching
Search ALL Ebsco
or ALL Gale
databases at once

                                  Single
                                 Database



                      Power
                     searching
                     (multiple
                    Databases)
           Google
Today’s ConCepTs:

Databases
            …Searching tips
            …Searching tricks
            …Boolean – And, Or, Not
Your Turn!
One Minute Write up:
How do you feel about
databases?

Do you use the class website?


Questions or concerns?

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Week 6 thursday

  • 2. Super Secret Searching Tips 1.Boolean AND, OR, NOT. More on these in a minute. 2.Phrase searches 3. Capital letters Put quotation marks around something and don’t matter search it as a phrase! like…. “Gun control” 4. Use the built in Ever try to search for song lyrics on google? This trick helps! filters! 5. The * Trick more on this in a minute too.
  • 3. Boolean These are logic terms, named after a mathematician, that also help us search! AND AND limits your search, since results must have ALL your search terms. OR OR expands your search, NOT since results can include ANY of your search terms. NOT limits your search by eliminating all results containing certain words.
  • 4. Boolean These are logic terms, named after a mathematician, that also help us search! AND AND limits your search, since results must have ALL your search terms. OR OR expands your search, NOT since results can include ANY of your search terms. NOT limits your search by eliminating all results containing certain words.
  • 6. The * trick Search multiple words at the same time: Librar* = library, librarian, libraries, librarians Garden* = garden, gardens, gardening, gardener Bull* = bull, bulls, bullying, bullies, bully
  • 7. POWER searching Search ALL Ebsco or ALL Gale databases at once Single Database Power searching (multiple Databases) Google
  • 8. Today’s ConCepTs: Databases …Searching tips …Searching tricks …Boolean – And, Or, Not
  • 10. One Minute Write up: How do you feel about databases? Do you use the class website? Questions or concerns?

Editor's Notes

  1. And: limits. Most common to use, why?
  2. And: limits. Most common to use, why?