- To understand how to do smart searching
S.C.
- To be able to compare and contrast information gathered from research
- To be able to concentrate on researching and avoid procrastination
- To be able to utilize Boolean Search in our research
Boolean Search
- Helps to narrow down search for information
- Prevent information overload!
4 important elements:
- AND- items that include two or more keywords e.g. Graffiti AND Art
- OR- two or more search items at once e,g. Graffiti OR Art
- NOT- exclude articles from your research that you know won't be useful e.g. Graffiti NOT Crime
- ' '- to find articles that include the exact full phrase e.g. 'Graffiti in KL'
