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When it comes to searching there are some basic principles one should adopt in order to develop a systematic approach that will enable one to be successful regardless if you are doing a simple or more complex search.  After watching the following videos you will should understand what the five basic rules of searching are how to incorporate them into your search. 

• Rule 1: Searching By Breaking Question Into Concepts (4 min. 45 sec.)
  • Boolean Operators (4 min. 35 sec.) 
• Rule 2 :  Coming Up with Alternative Terms ( 4 min. 45 sec.)
  • Google Scholar ( 4 min. 29 sec.)
• Rule 3:  Use Controlled Vocabulary When Possible (9 min. 8 sec.)
  • Searching with Keywords (10 min)
• Rule 4:  Search Broad and Then Focus (4 min. 30 sec.)

• Rule 5:  Always Search More Than One Database 

Power Points below are not complete and are intended to help you take notes, etc.  

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