A database searches the title, abstract, and subject terms of an article for your keywords, so avoid typing sentences.
Identify the main concepts in your questions or topic
Think of words and phrases that represent your topic
Keywords can help you broaden or narrow you research topic
Basic Keyword Searches
language AND translation
Use AND to connect words that must appear in a document. This *narrows* your search.
bilingual OR multilingual
Use OR if only one word must appear in a document. This *broadens* your search.
translat*
Use an asterisk to truncate a word and allow for different endings, for example, translation, translator, translating, etc.
"simultaneous translation"
Use quotation marks to enclose a phrase or words that must appear together in a document.
Babel NOT Isaac
Use NOT to exclude words or terms from a search. (If you're looking for articles on the Tower of Babel, you don't want articles on the author Isaac Babel.)
