Are you wondering why your last search brought up some less than stellar results? Or no results at all?
It could be that you were looking "in all the wrong places."
Or it could be your choice of keywords …
Selecting the proper keywords to pull up exactly what you seek is both an art and a skill.
Brush up on your keyword searching skills with this excellent online tutorial from McMaster University Library.
It covers the following :
· Choosing Keywords
· Phrase Searching
· Combining Words with And/Or/Not
· Nesting
· WildCards
It could mean the difference between getting a zillion hits on “poetry” and actually finding Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” In any case, you'll be a better searcher!
