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Tools and resources to assist research/assignments on children's literature
Last update: Nov 17th, 2009 URL: http://libguides.csufresno.edu/childlit  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Search Tips: Using Boolean Logic

You can use Boolean logic when you are searching a database for journal articles. Boolean "operators" (AND, OR and NOT) define the relationships between the terms you enter in the search bar(s).

  • AND can be used between terms to expand the search to include all terms (ex. search for the terms "travel" and "Europe")
  • OR allows for results that contain at least one of the terms you enter (ex. "college" OR "university")
  • NOT excludes terms so that you can specificy that search results not contain certain terms (USE WITH CAUTION)

The following table illustrates the operation of Boolean terms:

And Or Not
Each result contains all search terms. Each result contains at least one search term. Results do not contain the specified terms.
The search heart and lung finds items that contain both heart and lung. The search heart or lung finds items that contain either heart or items that contain lung. The search heart not lung finds items that contain heart but do not contain lung.

Other Tips:

  • Keyword Searching---search key words in the title, author, and/or subject field (use the drop down menu to change fields. Keyword is usually the default)

  • Use quotation marks to search for terms together (useful when searching a certain phrase or the title of an article) ex. "social networking"
  • Use an asterisk (*) to search for alternate word endings (ex. immigra* retrieves immigration, immigrant, immigrants, immigrated, etc...)

 

 

More Helpful Tips

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General Research Tools

Here are some general research tools to help you on your assignments:

  • Assignment Research Calculator  
      
    Use the new Assignment Research Calculator to help with your time management, research and writing, for your assignments.
  • Henry Madden Library Databases  
      
    Search databases specific to your area of study through the library website.
  • Understanding Primary Sources  
      
    Confused about primary sources?
    Use this interactive tool from U of Washington to understand primary sources (click on the image to activate interactive tool).
  • Primary, Secondary,... Sources  
      
    More information (and examples) on finding sources for your research. Keep in mind that your topic determined your primary (or secondary,...) sources.
  • Evaluating Scholarly Content  
      
    Not all information is created equal. Are your sources reliable, academically acceptable? Use this interactive tutorial from UC Berkeley to learn how to evaluate scholarly content.
 

Web Search Strategies


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Scholarly vs. Popular Articles


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