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EDG 7938: Foundations of Curriculum Inquiry -Schoorman

OneSearch - Search Strategies

OneSearch

OneSearch

 

Also search in the Catalog, Databases or e-Journal list. 

General Search Tips

Be specific for best results, e.g., photography during the civil war, not just civil war. 

Refining your search:
        After entering a search, use the facets on the left to narrow the results
  • target only peer-reviewed articles 
  • show only items with Full Text available online 
  • include/exclude newspaper articles, books, journal articles, and more
  • limit your results by date, language, format or subject

Expanding your search

Mark the facet on the left labeled "Add results beyond your library's collection" to search more places and include items not found in FAU Libraries. 

Boolean Operators and Narrowing Your Topic

Using Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), to further limit ideas, concepts and topics. Use one or more of the following with your topic to narrow down an aspect of your topic. 

  • argument
  • attitudes
  • benefits
  • confronting
  • crimes against
  • crisis
  • criticism
  • debate
  • definition
  • ethics
  • health aspects
  • interviews
  • issues
  • (laws or regulations)
  • outcomes
  • outlook
  • political aspects
  • policy
  • prevention
  • projects
  • properties
  • psychological aspects
  • public opinion
  • reform
  • religious aspects
  • rights
  • research
  • social policy
  • statistical data
  • structure
  • theories
  • trend
  • usage
  • viewpoint

Remember to use "quotation marks" around phrases to search for words as phrases. 

Last updated on Mar 12, 2024 10:54 AM - Guide Creator(s)