1. I wonder why it smells
like gas in here. If I light
a match, I’ll be able to
see the source.

3. Hmmm…That’s not
what I expected. Maybe
I should try a
flashlight…

4. Type in search terms
What am I expecting to see?
What DID I see?
Why DID I get that?
Adjust your search

5. Lather
Rinse
Repeat

6. Start with a broad
search, then narrow by
subject and/or keyword

7. Keyword: Words Subject: A MAIN TOPIC
Appear Somewhere in IN THE DOCUMENT
Document or Record

8. Start with a broad search, then
narrow by subject or keyword
Meat (keyword) (Over 2
million hits)
Meat (subject)
(86,618 hits)
Meat (SU) AND contamination
(2,377 hits)
Meat (SU) and food
contamination (su) (1,602hits)
Narrow by
MAGAZINES,
News Books (74) hits
and eBooks

9. SUBJECT terms in Ebsco databases
listed under each article title

10. SUBJECT terms in EbscoHost
And Listed in Left Column

11. Make ONE
(okay, maybe two)
change at a time.

12. There are lots of
ways to narrow:
• Subject
• Scholarly (peer reviewed)Journals
• Date
• Books
• Magazines
• By Publication (e.g., Time, Newsweek,
Sports Illustrated)