Multiline searching (the three boxes you find in most databases or when you click “Advanced Search”)
Topic: Healthier Food Options in University Dining Halls
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Cafeteria OR Café OR “Dining Hall” |
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Health OR healthy OR nutritional |
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Impact OR effects OR influence OR result |
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This search is letting the database know that you want one keyword from each line included in the search results, but you don't care which word from a line they use.
An article might include the keywords:
The results will have a term from the first line in the title of the searches, however the keywords from the second line may be in the title, abstract, subject terms, or in the full body of the work somewhere since we did not indicate a specific field.
When searching artificial intelligence, it is important to remember that there is a difference between artificial intelligence at large, and generative artificial intelligence.
Use the terms below by changing the "Select a Field" dropdown to "Subject Terms" to make this more successful:
| "generative ai" OR "generative artificial intelligence" OR "gen ai" | Select a field | |
| AND | plagiarism OR cheating OR "academic integrity" | Select a field |
| AND | college OR university OR "higher education" | Select a field |
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Think about what level of student you are interested in researching about, that might be helpful in creating a full search. Sometimes the information about what kind of student can be more helpful than the term "student" themselves. For example, if your topic is "Researching Mental Health for College Students", think about if they fit in another population group:
A search might look like:
| "mental health" OR anxiety OR depression | Select a field | |
| AND | college OR university OR "college campus" | Select a field |
| AND | nursing OR "nursing program" OR nurses | Select a field |
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Mental health is a highly researched topic, and you will find MANY results. Use the keyword options below to find the best results, but also to find ideas to narrow your search just through this keyword. However, you will likely also want to add information about the specific population you are interested in researching as an additional keyword.
Research Question: How can colleges and communities support the mental health of students who also have jobs?
| "mental health" OR anxiety OR stress OR burnout | Select a Field | |
| AND | "college students" OR "university students" OR undergraduates | Select a Field |
| AND | "work study" OR "campus job" OR "student worker" OR job | Select a Field |
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Use the terms below by changing the "Select a Field" dropdown to "Subject Terms" to make this more successful:
| social pressure or peer pressure or social influence | Select a field | |
| AND | women or female or woman or females | Select a field |
| AND | African American Greek Letter Societies | Subject Terms |
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Think about what might be specific about the sport or athletic program that you want to research:
Use the terms below by changing the "Select a Field" dropdown to "Subject Terms" to make this more successful:
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football OR hockey OR gymnastics OR wrestling OR "high impact sports" | Select a field |
| AND | concussion OR mild traumatic brain injury OR mild tbi OR mtbi OR head injury | Select a field |
| AND | sport psychology | Subject Terms |
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For topics in sports betting, think about the following additional information for keywords to add to your search:
| "sports betting" OR "sports gambling" OR "sports wagering" | Select a field | |
| AND | college OR university | Select a field |
| AND | football | Select a field |
CHECK OUT THE RESULTS FOR THIS SEARCH BY CLICKING HERE. Please note that when you use this link, the terms will look different, but will be what is shown above if you would like to re-create it.
