Top 5
Tips
ProQuest offers access to millions of articles so learning how to refine your search will help you to locate the most relevant information.
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1. Create your own Account |
2. " Search Within" your current results list. |
Your first search will often find 1000s of results so use this feature to search within your results.
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3. "Narrow results by" |
Effective searching relies on the ability to experiment with the various filter options to narrow or expand your search.
Beginning with "publication date", "source type" & "full text" |
4. Use "quotation marks" to group search terms |
Combine search terms with "quotation marks" or separate terms with "or".
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5. Create a citation with one click |
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Here is a video that will lead you through the above steps.
A final tip:
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At times only the abstract (summary) is available which can be frustrating so selecting "Full Text" in search filters to make sure you only find complete articles.
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