Section 3: Search Strategies

Revising a Search: Exercises

Research Question:

Should libraries censor Internet use?

Basic Search:

Internet AND censorship AND libraries

Exercise Instructions Which of the following search strings would retrieve the MOST items?
Internet AND (censorship OR free speech) AND libraries
 Internet AND censorship AND free speech AND libraries
 (Internet OR web OR net) AND (censorship OR free speech) AND libraries
 Internet AND (censorship OR free speech) NOT libraries
Exercise Instructions Which of the following would retrieve the least number of items?
(Internet OR web OR net) AND censorship AND libraries AND children NOT pornography
 (Internet OR web OR net) AND (censorship OR free speech) AND libraries NOT children
 (Internet OR web OR net) AND censorship AND libraries AND children
 (Internet OR web OR net) AND (censorship OR free speech) AND libraries


  
 
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