Building a Database Search
This guide will help you to build an efficient search for your research.
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- Keywords and Subject Headings Toggle Dropdown
- Phrases
- Fields
- Filters
- Boolean Operators
- Example Searches
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This guide was created using inspiration and information from MIT Libraries guide, "Database Search Tips: Overview". This guide is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0.
Overview
- The key to being a savvy searcher is to use search techniques. These will work for almost any database, including article databases, online catalogs and even commercial search engines.
- This is important because searching library databases is a bit different from searching Google.
- The techniques described in this section will enable you to quickly retrieve relevant information from the thousands of records in a database.
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