1. Searching Databases Database Speak

2. 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

3. Boolean: AND japan AND crime japan crime

4. Boolean: OR crime OR murder crime murder

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

6. 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

7. Creating Search Statements

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

9. 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.

10. Example Coverage of World War II in Japanese education World War II Japaneducation Pacific war world war 1939-1945 Japaneseschools textbooks curriculum Ienaga sosho, Ienaga Saburo, Nanjing massacre, Ministry of Education

11. 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*