OVERVIEW: Improve Search Results

What this module is about:

Learn how to form effective search terms and use simple commands to find better information in both library collections and online.

Why this is important:

How you search for information determines what type of information you will find. If you stick to your original question, you might miss results that are more relevant or credible. This resource will help you troubleshoot problems with search results including what to do if there are too many results, not enough, or your results are not relevant.

Now let's get started:

  Learn how to choose better search terms.

 

   Find out what to do if you get too many results.

 

  Find out what to do if you need more results.

 

   Need better(more authoritative) sources.

 

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