Module 3:
Some Practice Exercises |
©2020 by Chris Niemeyer, University of Missouri-St. Louis.
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Below is the "advanced search" screen from a library database.
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As is typically the case, Boolean ![]() ![]() ![]() Screen3 |
Now notice that the search lines contains an incomplete search about: |
oceanic acidification |
with a Boolean or.
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Click the best words from the group below to complete the "oceanic acidification" search: ![]() ![]() Screen5 |
Click the best words from the group below to complete this search about: |
Words in English that stem from Native American languages |
Luwian
Vulcan
Quidditch
Sanskrit
Finnish
Bulgarian
Fortran
Newspeak
Sudanese
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On the second line, TYPE-IN a conclusion to the search: |
dreaming and dogs or cats |
and then click the Search button:
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Now type a conclusion to the search: |
trauma or depression with juries or jurors |
on BOTH lines and click Search:
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REMEMBER, we have been using OR in these exercises, but AND has always been here, too.
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We haven't needed to write AND
since, in most cases, it is the default Boolean option for most "advanced search" screens: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Screen15 |
Nor have we used keyword 'truncation' (often an *asterisk* to increase search results, though we could have done so if we had wanted to.
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In the example below, ocean* would retrieve variants like oceanic, oceans as well as just ocean.
Similarly, acid* would retrieve terms like acidity, acidifying, acidification as well as just acid. ![]() ![]() Screen17 |
Most important: if you're having trouble finding information, ask a reference librarian for help! :-) | |
Module finished! |
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