Step 4: Do a wide search on the first key concept (and synonyms).
Search Tips:
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Use the "*" character to search to find variations of a word
(e.g. if you searched for integrat* you would effectively be searching
for integrate, integrating, integration, etc.)
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Use the Boolean operator OR between synyonyms.
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Use the Boolean operator AND to combine different concepts in one search.
In this example, we will be using the "Combine Checked" command to perform
this task.
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Make sure you are searching in the appropriate field
(either: "Words Anywhere," "Title," "Author," or "Subject")
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If desired, limit your search to a range of years.
In our research question we identified three concepts and there synonyms.
Let's do a search for the first concept, "integration" and its synonyms.
Let's also limit are search to articles written from 1990 to 1998.
Click on .
Over 17,000 records were found on the "integrate" concept search.
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