BIO 120 General Biology I: Research Databases

When searching databases, follow these tips:

• Use terms you expect to find in the article.
• Use quotation marks around phrases, e.g., "video games".
• Combine your keywords with operators: 
  • Using AND will retrieve articles that contain all of your keywords, e.g., "video games" AND violence.
  • Using OR will retrieve articles that contain one or more of your keywords, e.g., ("video games" OR "online games").
  • Using NOT will retrieve articles that do not contain a specific keyword, e.g., "video games" NOT Wii.