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To search for specific phrases, enclose them in quotation marks. The database will search for those words together in that order.
Examples:
"popular culture"
“rock art”
"upper Paleolithic"
AND, OR
Join together search terms in a logical manner.
AND : narrows searches, used to join dissimilar terms
OR : broadens searches, used to join similar terms
Examples:
#1
"popular culture" AND mummies
#2
“paleolithic art” OR “cave paintings”
#3
archaeology
AND
film OR movies
Let's say you are writing a paper about cave paintings in Spain.
Which search is the most appropriate?
Let's say you are writing a paper about dinosaurs in movies.
Which search is the most appropriate?
In your class, you are learning about Ötzi, and you need to find a research study that has been conducted on his remains.
Besides searching for the term Ötzi, what are other terms you can search for? Let's brainstorm as a class. Think of words from any readings you have done so far, or take a peek at the Wikipedia article about Ötzi or in Credo Reference for some context.
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