Search for electronic and print books in the Discover library catalog using the default search, e.g., [careers medicine], [jobs biology], [vocational guidance biology]. Below are some selected titles from our book collection, both ebook and print.
The Libraries have lots of databases, both multidisciplinary and science, where you can find some career information. However, books or government websites are usually a better source of information on careers. Some sample searches you could use to look for articles are: [biology and careers], [medicine and jobs].
Keywords are words that carry content and meaning. The keywords in the research question "What is the feeding range of the blue whale in the Pacific Ocean?" are feeding range, blue whale and Pacific Ocean.
Think of words similar to your keywords in case a database doesn't use your original keywords. Synonyms for blue whale are baleen whale and Balaenoptera musculus.
A Boolean search is a search using the words AND, OR and NOT between the keywords. These words have a special function when used in a database.
You can avoid doing multiple searches for variations on word endings using the truncation symbol * (the asterisk) in most databases. Entering the keyword "blue whale*" will look for both blue whale and blue whales.
If you want a literature review, add "AND review" to your keywords. To find a research study, add "AND study" to your keywords.
Always go to the Advanced Search in a database to enter your Boolean searches because it gives you multiple boxes with the Boolean operators between them. If you are using a search with multiple search strings, enter OR within the search boxes and AND between the search boxes, e.g., [blue whale OR Balaenoptera musculus] AND [feeding range OR feeding grounds] AND [Pacific Ocean].
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