Databases

1. Identify key terms for your topic
   
2. Select appropriate search fields for your terms
   
3. Use Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT) to broaden or narrow your search
   
   • AND is used to NARROW your search, combining two or more search topics
   • OR is used to BROADEN your search result
   • NOT is to ELIMINATE unwanted search results
4. To narrow your results further, explore the different databases and to find where you can adjust the date, request only peer-review articles, etc.
   
5. To include all variations of a word in your search, truncate terms by placing an asterisk (*) after the common root
   
   • For example, famil* would search for family and families.

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