Truncation (The Asterisk)
An Asterisk (*) at the end of a term will allow you to search for different forms of a word with what you enter as a base. For example:
will return Education, Educator, Educators, Educate, Educated
whereas 
will return just Education exactly as you type it in.
This is a very simple and effective way of broadening the number of results you get.
Call Numbers
Uncertain of where to start searching for your call number?
Check out the floorplan for the Upper Level.
Phrase Searching (Quotation Marks)
Quotations marks (" ") will group words as a phrase, ensuring they appear next to each other in the record. For example:
will return only articles that use those terms right next to each other.
whereas 
will return articles that may mention Great in one part of the record and Depression in another part of the record.
Common Searching Mistakes
Common mistake #1: Too many words in your search box!
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Common mistake #2: Not finding out what the real subject heading is!
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Common mistake #3: Not brainstorming to come up with better search words!
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Common mistake #4: Choosing the wrong database!
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