REC 601: Research and Evaluation I Virtual Handout

ONESearch Searching Tips

• Use "key" words rather than asking questions or full sentences.
• Use quotes around a phrase (ex. "recreation therapy" vs. recreation therapy).
• Use AND, OR, NOT to widen or narrow your search. (See the visual example below).
• Use * at the end or middle of a term to find variations of the word. Example: recreat* will search for: recreate, recreation, and recreational.
• Too many results? Try advanced search/filtering options to only search for the newest sources, or peer-reviewed journal articles. 
• Too few results? Try changing your keywords or removing any search filters.

Source: Tomeo, M, (2013 November, 5) Research Tips: How I Search for Information