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Criminology: Library Databases

Search Operators and Shortcuts for Databases

 

You need to be able to create a successful search strategy using the range of boolean connectors, truncation and wildcard operators employed by the various databases to which the Library subscribes.

Below is a table of the operators used by the most heavily used databases. Always check the 'Help' section of any database to ensure you are using the appropriate search functions.

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