Lateral Reading
Lateral reading is what professional fact-checkers do to determine whether a source is credible or not. Instead of diving right into the source, it's about seeing what others have to say about that site/source. Check out this video to learn more.
Phrase Searching
There are times when you may need to search a phrase, that is two or more words that you wish to stay together in the order that you put them. The way to tell search engines that these have to stay together is by using "quotation marks"
Quotation marks will tie the words together and keep them in that exact order.
Some examples:
- "gluten free"
- "tesla battery"
- "pilot training"
Now, you won't find pilot in the title and training somewhere much later in the document.
Boolean Searching
Boolean Logic refers to the logical relationship between search terms, and uses these three operators, or connectors:
These connectors link together two or more terms to either narrow or broaden your search.
The following Venn diagrams demonstrate how these connectors work to control your search.
Only the resuts represented by the darker purple will be retrieved.
Source: Keywords and Searching - BUILD IT Express - LibGuides at Bellevue University
Databases or Search Engines
Search Strategies
