6. HOW TO SEARCH
• Broad (Iranian Revolution)
• Medium ( Iranian Revolution 1953)
• Precise (The effect of the return of the Shah on the Iranian Revolution)
• Advanced search- will allow you to shorten your search by using the
databases defined liminators; such as Item Type, Publication Data, Journal
Filter, etc.
7. BASIC BOOLEAN SEARCH OPERATORS
• Basic Boolean Search Operators – AND
• Using AND narrows a search by combining terms; it will retrieve documents that use both
the search terms you specify, as in this example: Iran AND Revolution AND 1953
• Basic Boolean Search Operators – OR
• Using OR broadens a search to include results that contain either of the words you type in.
• OR is a good tool to use when there are several common spellings, as in this example: Iran
Revolution 1953 OR 1979
• Basic Boolean Search Operators – NOT
• Using NOT will narrow a search by excluding certain search terms.
• NOT retrieves documents that contain one, but not the other, as in the example: Iran
NOT Iranian
8. LIMIT SEARCH OPERATORS
• YEAR of publication :
• After (year) AND Before (year)
• MATERIAL TYPE
• eBook, DVD, Full Text
• LANGUAGE
• English, French, Spanish
• PUBLISHER
• McGraw – Hill
• WHERE item is located:
• (Which Library)
• Sort results by YEAR (2010 to oldest copy)
9. HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
• Understand the context of the document you are referencing
• Quote
• Identify what does and does not need to be cited
• Manage your citations
10. REFERENCE
CITATION
EXAMPLES
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Mitchell, J.A. (2017). Citation: Why is it so important. Mendeley
Journal, 67(2), 81-95. Retrieved
from https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-
manager
• General APA Guidelines
• Modern Language Association (MLA)
• Vance, Erik, and Erika Larsen. "Mind Over Matter." National
Geographic Magazine, Dec. 2016, pp. 30-55.
• MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format
• Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
• Christopher, Darlene. "A Harder Focus on the Global
Classroom." Training + Development. (February 2011): 30-31.
• CMOS Formatting and Style Guide: General Format
