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Social Work 2362 - Pryor, Courtney: Community Resources for Crisis Intervention: Search Strategy & Books

The Matching Game

1. Databases play the Matching Game with your keywords. If there's not an exact match on your keywords? ZERO HITS

2. Try synonyms, related keywords, and the * to help the database find matches.

Databases are about as smart as 3 year olds.

Which Search?

Which search statement would give you the FEWEST number of hits? (Tip: the * picks up alternate endings of words)

Which Search?
A. drug: 4 votes (14.81%)
B. drug and counseling: 2 votes (7.41%)
C. drug and counseling and family: 10 votes (37.04%)
D. drug* and counsel* and famil*: 9 votes (33.33%)
E. not sure!: 2 votes (7.41%)
Total Votes: 27

The Scientific Method: How Keyword Searching Works

Using the tool listed below, type in the searches from the poll. Which search got the FEWEST hits? Why?

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