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Introduction

This module aims to provide you with advanced strategies for finding material on a topic using databases.

Before working through this module, it is recommended that you complete the modules, Developing a Search Strategy and Basic Database Searching.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

  • Search a database using keywords to find material on a topic

  • Find alternative terms to broaden or narrow your search

  • Combine keywords to broaden a search

  • Use truncation to broaden a search

  • Use the field searching option

  • Use and understand phrase searching.

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