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Didn't find
enough material? Try some of these solutions:
1.
Check for typos or misspellings.
2.
Make sure you are in a database that covers your subject area thoroughly.
3.
Replace a long phrase with a few key words, connected by the boolean
operator "and":
racism
against Japanese Americans during World War II
becomes
racism
and Japanese Americans and
World War II
4.
Use truncation to look for all forms of a search term:
femin*
will
find:
feminine, feminist, femininity, feminism, etc.
Different
databases use different truncation symbols, with the asterisk and
the question mark being the most common. Check the help screen in
your database for details.
5.
Broaden your search terms:
replace:
mexican grey wolf
with: wolf
6.
Use the boolean operator "or"
to search for synonyms:
running
or jogging
7.
Use fewer concepts in your search, especially eliminating any terms
that are redundant or implied by the other terms.
replace:
test anxiety and college freshmen and female
with: test anxiety and freshmen
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