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Search Processes and Strategies

This Searching for Computer Science Articles tutorial provides an overview of database search strategies and processes you can use to find scholarly articles on the internet and in library databases. Be watching and participating in it you will:

Understand Boolean search commands, phrases, and truncation and their effect on searching
How to execute Basic and Advanced searches and a Subject search in various databases
Be able to filter results, access full text, and use databases' various other tools

Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT)

How Library Stuff Works: Boolean Operators (AND OR NOT)

Search Strategies: Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT) and Search Symbols
Graphical and textual explanations for using AND, OR, NOT, * (asterisk), and "short phrases"

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Search Processes and Strategies

Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT)