EN111 | General Literary Studies in Literary Studies - Herzing university

1. Please describe your experience completing the library search in Part 1 of the assignment. What did you learn that you did not know before? What seemed particularly useful? Then, do the same for Part 2. How does identifying search terms, databases and a source move you forward in your research process? How will this be useful?

Use Linking Words and Symbols for Precise Results

Boolean Logic Searching – Great Search Strategy for Precise Results:

AND = documents include both one word and another. This narrows your focus. OR = documents include one word or the other. Use with synonyms. This broadens focus. NOT = eliminates documents with even one occurrence of the word. Use this cautiously! Check to see if you can use a wildcard to catch multiple endings. This is also call truncation. For example, work* might get work, worked, working, work, workers. Look for Search Tips or Help on the search screen to see which symbol is used in the database or search engine you are using. Use parenthesis for grouping or nesting terms together. Here is a sample search: research and (skills or strategy)

It will retrieve: