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  • Display results
  • Relevancy ranking
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  • Print / save results
  • Use the results
  • Summary
  • Rules & responsibilities
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An Introduction to Searching Electronic Databases

Have you experimented with the CD-ROM, Web, or online databases and discovered how easy it is to quickly extract several relevant references? To get more without getting a lot of extraneous garbage often takes more planning. This document will show you:

• How to analyze your research topic
• How to retrieve as much as you want
• How to avoid as much irrelevant material as possible

This guide should be used in conjunction with other material prepared for each database, whether a locally generated guide or the online help provided by the service provider.

May 31, 2006

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