English 1302 - Hochmeister, Kim: 20 Great Short Stories: Search Strategy

In 1897 London took part in the Klondike Gold Rush in northwestern Canada. Although he proved unsuccessful as a miner, his experiences in the grim and frozen North land provided him with a wealth of ideas for fiction. When he returned to Oakland, he began his career as an author, selling his first Klondike story, “To the Man on Trail,” in 1898

Which search statement would give you the FEWEST number of hits? Tip (The * picks up alternate endings, plastic* = plastic and plastics)

Which search statement would give you the FEWEST number of hits? (Tip: the * picks up alternate endings. bird* = bird, birds, birding)

Using the two tools listed below, let's type in the searches from our poll and see what we get.

If you're researching a particular topic, then you need to list as many synonyms and related key words as possible. Use the list of words to create multiple combinations with the word AND in order to have a successful search. For instance, one of the themes in Yellow Wallpaper is depression:

• WHAT: poverty, racism, violence
• WHO: african americans, blacks, negroes
• WHERE/WHEN: united states, american chicago, urban, Great Depression

• Use symbols such as the * at the end of key words to pick up alternate endings. (black* = black, blacks)