LibGuides: Faculty of Science: Useful search techniques

Overview of search techniques

You can use search techniques with keywords to make the search for information

You can use more than one search technique at a time.

Basic search techniques include:

Boolean Searching

(including or avoiding specific terms)

Truncation

(using part of a keyword)

Phrase Searching

(using exact strings of words)

Search techniques
PowerPoint tutorial: How to use search techniques to find relevant information.