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Entering an Advanced search in the PowerSearch databases

  • From the "Basic Search" page, click on "Advanced Search" on the navigation bar near the top of the page
  • In each search box, enter the search word(s) for each concept related to your topic. Type an OR between synonymous or related words for the same concept. Use an * (truncation symbol) to search for multiple search terms with the same root.
    (An AND is preset between concepts)


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last revised: 2-13-07 by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
These materials may be used for educational purposes if you inform and credit the author and cite the source as: LSCI 100: Introduction to Information Online Research. All commercial rights are reserved. To contact the author, send comments or suggestions to: Eric Brenner at brenner@smccd.net