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Searching by Methodology
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Searching by Methodology
Introduction
About the Abstract
Why Search the Abstract?
Let's Do This!
Getting Started
*Watch the video below, and then do some practice searches!
Start at the advanced search page in your respective academic database
Next to the search box, you should see a drop-down menu that tells the database
where
to search for your terms (author, title, subject, etc.).
Select the
abstract
Enter the type of study that you are looking for
Pro Tip!
Place the methodology inside "quotation marks" for better accuracy (check your spelling though)
In the additional search boxes add a traditional keyword search term or terms
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