1. Phrase search: Use " " to keep two or more words together as a phrase
2. Truncation: * Most databases use the asterisk ( * ) to search variation of word endings
3. Boolean Operators (This Video explains Boolean operators)
AND-reduced your search results by adding more concepts
OR-increase your search results by adding more concepts
Not-eliminate a concept
4. User Brackets for Logical Execution of Your Search Statement
“Iraq war” AND (PSTD OR "Post-traumatic stress disorder" OR "posttraumatic stress disorder")
OR Posttraumatic stress disorder”)
5. Search statement is not case sensitive
6. Stop words-Do not use stop words unless in quotes
in, off, of, out, forward, the, or, and, up, etc.