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- 1. ProQuest Tutorial Searching the database and using filters.
- 2. Go to http://www.bvswlmc.com Click on “All Databases”
- 4. Find the username and password on your password sheet.
- 5. Enter search terms here. KEEP IT Search tricks: SIMPLE! • Use “quotes” for exact phrases. • Use Boolean searching for more specific searches, AND, OR, NOT. • Limit to FULL TEXT to restrict your results to printable articles.
- 6. Sample search query. Field Biology Grassland
- 7. 46 results!
- 8. 46 results! Use these filters!
- 10. Journals-High level reads Magazines and newspapers- usually lower Features-typically more in depth Articles-varied levels Obituary-rarely a first choice…
- 11. Journals-High level reads Magazines and newspapers- usually lower Features-typically more in depth Articles-varied levels Obituary-rarely a first choice… Headings the topic is under (like a chapter in a book). Good way to find more general search topics!
- 12. Journals-High level reads Magazines and newspapers- usually lower Features-typically more in depth Articles-varied levels Obituary-rarely a first choice… Headings the topic is under (like a chapter in a book). Good way to find more general search topics! Limit the dates to what is relevant for your topic.