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Ebsco Tutorial

Introduction

Ebsco

Title Search

Author Search

Keyword Search

  -- AND, OR, NOT

  -- Phrase Search

Subject Search

Limiting

Truncation

Saving Searches

Printable Checklist

 

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Truncation: Basic and Advanced Search Screen Options

To use another example, if you are looking for books about child abuse, you will want to find records that reference the word child as well as children. You can do this type of truncated search from either the Basic Search or Advanced Search screens.

Accessing Ebsco from the Quick Links menu.

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