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Searching Databases Database Speak

Database searching generalities Literal If you type in a phrase it will search for the phrase Boolean operators/connectors AND - narrows OR - broadens Truncation/wildcard Allows you to easily search for variant word endings * in the UW Libraries Catalog

Boolean: AND japan AND crime japan crime

Boolean: OR crime OR murder crime murder

Boolean: combining (crime OR murder) AND japan crime murder japan

Truncation/wildcard Searches for variant word endings such as plural. crim* finds: crime crimes criminal criminals crimson In other words the truncation symbol acts as an OR crime OR crimes OR criminal OR criminals

Creating Search Statements

Developing a Search Statement TOPIC Key Concepts Synonyms Related terms: People Places Events Dates Organizations

Developing a Search Statement TOPIC: Coverage of World War II in Japanese education Key Concepts Synonyms Related terms: As you do your preliminary research you’ll come up with these terms. One good place to look is in a specialized encyclopedia.

Example Coverage of World War II in Japanese education World War II Japaneducation Pacific war world war Japaneseschools textbooks curriculum Ienaga sosho, Ienaga Saburo, Nanjing massacre, Ministry of Education

Search statements Query typed into a database: Keywords/key phrases/key concepts linked by Boolean connectors (textbook* OR education) AND (world war ii OR pacific war) AND japan* japan* AND (curricul* OR school*) AND war ienaga saburo ienaga AND textbook*