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How Much Do You Know About Search Techniques When Doing Library Research? TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Why is it important to use good search terms when doing research?
a) Library databases need descriptive words.
b) The more words, the better your search results will be.
c) It doesn’t matter what words you use, databases can figure it out.
d) Eventually, it will help you become rich!

Alternate phrasing is a search strategy. What is this for?
a) Instead of asking for a date to a movie, switch to bowling.
b) You make up words that sound like they describe your topic.
c) Use “dependency” instead of “addiction.”
d) Using slang words.

Which Boolean operator combines search concepts?
a) AND
b) NEAR
c) WITH
d) NOT

If you want to get more results, which search to use?
a) College athletes AND grade point averages
b) College athletes OR grade point averages
c) Women community college athletes AND California
d) Women community college athletes AND California AND GPA

Define the search technique of truncation.
a) Understands typographical errors in search terms.
b) Search focuses on tree trunks.
c) Uses a symbol to substitute for a letter in a search: teen!
d) Abbreviates all words to save time.

Why might you want to use truncation?
a) Library databases don’t support truncation.
b) educat* gets results for educate, education, educators, educational
c) Classmates will be impressed when you say, Truncation.
d) Librarians will like you and give you chocolate.

Wildcard search technique is when…
a) A symbol is used within a word.
b) Playing poker with friends or online.
c) Betting on professional sports or your teacher giving you a good grade.
d) Losing in a video game even though you are not a loser.

Give an example of a wildcard search.
a) “How about a movie tonight?”
b) Women OR accountants
c) Women AND accountants
d) Wom?n retrieves results for woman and women

Can you define Proximity searching?
a) Browses all words that look like your search terms.
b) Finds words occurring within specified number of words.
c) Searches for exact phrases of words.
d) Finds nearby Wi-Fi networks to use.

Give an example of Proximity searching.
a) tax w8 reform tax found up to 8 words apart from reform
b) tax f5 reform tax found up to 5 words away from reform
c) tax nt3 reform tax found next to reform by 3 words
d) tax ss reform sentences start with tax or reform

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