PRIMO
This system of searching narrows or expands your search results.
What is Boolean?
These are possible concepts for your research.
What are keywords?
This is called a small group of words standing together as a concept.
What is a "Phrase"?
This search feature at the Coulter Library website will give you combination of articles, books, or videos.
What is "Multi-Search"?
Adding this between your keywords narrows by combining your terms.
What is "AND"?
Making the list of these related to your keyword, improves the search results.
What are "Synonyms"?
You should include this next to your keywords to search them as a phrase.
What is a "Quotation"?
After searching your keyword in the Multi-Search, clicking this menu option will give you related sub-topics
What is "Subject Headings"?
Adding this narrows a search by excluding specific terms.
What is "NOT"?
If you are getting 1 million search result, you should do this to improve your search.
What is "narrow"?
What is "Boolean - AND - NOT"?
Doing this to a keyword, will help you find different forms like plural, suffixes, etc.
What is "Truncation"?
This menu option will limit the search results by the articles that are checked by the experts in the field.
What is "peer-reviewed journals"?
Adding this between your keywords expands by retrieving all items that contain any of the terms.
What is "OR"?
If you are getting 2 search results, you should do this to improve your search.
What is "expand"?
What is "broaden"?
What is "Boolean - OR - NOT"?
Truncating a keyword too short will do this to your search results.
What is "Getting unwanted matches"?