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HISTORY 600: The European Union in History (Spring 2024) : Database Search Strategies

Searching Databases

Search Tips

  • Use AND to combine different words to find all those words, in any order.  
    • Balzac AND Goriot 
  • Use OR to combine similar words or synonyms 
    • money OR wealth
  • Use quotation marks ( " ") to search words as a phrase
    • "Old Goriot"
  • Use an asterisk ( * ) to find varied endings of words and singular and plural forms.
    • father* to find father, fathers, or fatherhood
  • Look at Subjects to find additional keywords and use them to find relevant and specific results.