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Search All EBSCO Databases

1. Click on the EBSCO Database Search button (above)
2. Choose All Databases or select your preferred databases.
3. Click Continue.
4. Enter keywords in the search box at the top.
5. Hit Enter or click Search.
6. On the results page, use the left-hand menu to filter your results.

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Keyword Search Tips

• Check your assignment and readings for terms related to your research assignment.
• Use AND between search terms to include all the terms. This will retrieve fewer but focused results: voting AND teens.
• Use OR between search terms to include any of the terms or alternative terms. This will retrieve more and broader results. Use parentheses around the OR words: voting AND (teens OR adolescents).
• Use NOT to exclude a term: voting AND teens NOT adults.
• Use quotation marks to search for an exact phrase: "voter rights".
• Use an asterisk at the end of a root term to search for different endings: nurs* will retrieve nurse, nurses, and nursing.
• Try Advanced Search (at the top of the search).

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• Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, or Academic Journals
• Publication Date
• Source Types
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