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KEYWORD SEARCHES OR SUBJECT SEARCHES?

Here are some examples of when it is best to do keyword searches instead of subject searches.  
 


  Keywords - When to use
  Examples
  Titles
  String Theorists Find
  a Rosetta Stone

  Types of titles
  We need to talk about Kevin
     (movie reviews, type of article)
 
  dot com bubble
     (common title, that
     (describes topic)

  Authors
  Francis, Diane

  Products
  Jeep Cherokee

  Artistic, literary and published works
  The Left Hand of Darkness


Source:   Gale InfoTrac databases help guide examples, with minor adaptions

 
 
 
 
 
 

6-06-11