Section 2: Search Strategies

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Search Strategies

Now that you know what information you need, this section of the tutorial will teach you how to search for and locate that information.

At the end of this section you will be able to:

· identify appropriate strategies for selecting search terms

· identify types of information available in library databases

· select appropriate library databases

· identify common fields in a library database

· list methods to search using keywords and subject headings

· combine search terms effectively