Research Strategy
Booleans
Truncation
Truncation* broadens results to search all different endings
- cut off the end of word, usually to the root
- add ending asterisk* to search all different endings
e.g. monast*
retrieves results including: monastic, monastary
Wildcard
Wildcard? broadens results
Replace a single character for the symbol ? to search for keywords with all letter variations in that place
e.g. wom?n
retrieves results including: woman, womyn, women
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Booleans
Booleans combine search terms- usually to narrow results, but some booleans combine terms to broaden results. Each database is set up to work with certain booleans. Most academic databases use these, but check the database help
Booleans get their name from Mathemetician George Boole (who may have been the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes nemesis Moriarty)
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