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    The document provides guidance on library skills for finding relevant resources at the University Library for Fall 2011. It outlines search strategies such as using related, similar, broader and narrower terms to locate resources and employing techniques like snowballing where new search terms are found from results. The document also discusses using Boolean operators like OR and AND as well as limiting searches and utilizing search history functions.

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    The document provides guidance on library skills for finding relevant resources at the University Library for Fall 2011. It outlines search strategies such as using related, similar, broader and narrower terms to locate resources and employing techniques like snowballing where new search terms are found from results. The document also discusses using Boolean operators like OR and AND as well as limiting searches and utilizing search history functions.

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    Library Skills: Fall 2011

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    Zaili Kastam
    The document provides guidance on library skills for finding relevant resources at the University Library for Fall 2011. It outlines search strategies such as using related, similar, broader and narrower terms to locate resources and employing techniques like snowballing where new search terms are found from results. The document also discusses using Boolean operators like OR and AND as well as limiting searches and utilizing search history functions.

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    University Library

    Library Skills
    Fall 2011
    Janneke Staaks j.p.c.staaks@uva.nl

    Source: xkcd.com

    www.uba.uva.nl

    Search strategies

    Locate relevant resources Finding the right words;


    related terms, similar terms broader terms, narrower terms

    Snowballing Search History Limit your search

    Finding search terms

    Link

    Snowballing

    OR

    Search History

    AND

    Limit your search

    Relevant Resources

    Question!

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