ENGL 1102 - Comp II - LEJEUNE: Choosing a topic

For Databases:

• Use " " to search for an exact phrase

            Example: "art therapy"

• Use AND to combine two terms (william blake AND poetry)
• Use OR to search either term (william blake AND (poetry OR painting))
• Use NOT to exclude a word (william blake AND (poetry NOT painting))
• Use * to truncate a word

            Example: comput* will find the words computer or computing

• Use ? as a wildcard

            Example: ne?t will find neat, nest, next