- Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)
- Truncation (Example: teen*)
- Limits (Example: limiting by date or limiting to scholarly publications)
- Field searching (Example: Searching for a particular word in an article's title)
As there was no PowerPoint, here are some resources to help you:
- Research at Randall (Move ahead to about the :30 mark): http://library.uncw.edu/resources/online_searching_using_randall_library
- ASU's keyword search tools tutorial: http://www.asu.edu/lib/tutorials/strategies/index10.html
- Randall Library catalog tutorial (Modules 5 through 10): http://uncwmedia1.dcs.uncw.edu/osinskij/catalogtutorial/
- An online .pdf of the research strategy worksheet: http://library.uncw.edu/forms/my_research_strategy
