Developing a Search Strategy

What are the three practical tools for developing a search string?

• Boolean operators, quotation marks, and the asterisk symbol

• Boolean operators, quotation marks, and the plus symbol

• Boolean operators, parentheses, and the exclamation mark

• Boolean operators, parentheses, and the question mark

Which Boolean operator is used when you want to retrieve items that include two different concepts together?

• AND

• OR

• NOT

• PLUS

When would you use the Boolean operator 'OR' in your search strategy?

• When you want to retrieve items that include two different concepts together

• When you want to remove search results that include specific words

• When it doesn't matter which concept shows up in your results

• When you want to search for a specific phrase

What does the truncation symbol or asterisk (*) help with in a search string?

• It removes search results you may not need

• It filters out specific words from your search

• It retrieves items that include two different concepts together

• It includes different endings of a root word

How can you use quotation marks in a search string?

• To remove search results you may not need

• To filter out specific words from your search

• To include different endings of a root word

• To keep specific words together in your search

What should you keep in mind when developing a search strategy?

• There is a perfect search technique that always works

• You should only use one search tool at a time

• You should be afraid to try different options

• Different techniques may work best for different searches