An Online Tutorial Taking You Through the Steps of the Library Research Process Broadening Searches

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Tutorial Contents:
  1. Library Map & Virtual Tour
  2. Avoiding Impulse Buys
  3. Size & Shape of Information
  4. Most Bang for Your Buck
  5. Trying it on for Size
  6. Don't Shoplift!

Occasionally you will find that you are having difficulty finding enough information on your topic.  There are techniques you can use to try to increase the number of search results returned.  These are:
 
bulletBoolean OR
bulletTruncation
bulletWildcard
bulletUsing broader terms
bulletExpand your search to the full-text of articles
bulletConduct your search in several different databases


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