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Database Search Strategies

Database Search Strategies Online

This workshop covers the basics of using UConn Library's discovery search as well as searching subject-specific databases on various platforms. Learn the best ways to limit your searches to identify resources that are most relevant to your subject. Content covered is multidisciplinary and includes:

  • When to use discovery search
  • When to use a subject-specific database
  • Boolean searching (AND, OR, NOT)
  • Wildcards and truncation
  • Database thesauri and controlled vocabulary
  • Other limiters
  • Saving and exporting references from a database

Related LibGuide: Find Information by Reference & Student Success Services (R&SSS)

Date:
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Time:
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Presenter:
Roslyn Grandy
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Audience:
  Faculty     Graduate students     Undergraduate students  
Categories:
  Library basics     Online     Searching skills  
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Roslyn Kohlbrecher

Pharmacy Librarian
roslyn.grandy@uconn.edu

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