Database Search Tips

Overview

• The key to being a savvy online searcher is to use common search techniques that you can apply to almost any database, including article databases, online catalogs and even commercial search engines.
• This is important because searching library databases is a bit different from searching Google.
• The techniques described in this research guide will enable you to quickly retrieve relevant information from the thousands of resources in a database.
• If you are still unable to get the results you expect, please contact Ask a Librarian.