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Basic Keyword Searching in LIRNSearch
A basic keyword search in LIRNSearch will lead you to many results. Learn how to narrow your search to the most important concepts (= keywords) in your topic, as well as how to use truncation to search for word variations. While this is demoed in LIRNSearch, these search strategies can be used in many other databases.
Advanced Keyword Searching in LIRNSearch
An advanced keyword search in LIRNSearch will lead you to more relevant results. Here's how to nest keywords and synonyms to create an advanced search string. While this is demoed in LIRNSearch, these search strategies can be used in many other databases.