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Decrease your number of search results.

too-manyClick play for a short video on getting fewer/more accurate search results.
  1. Is every concept of your topic represented in your search statement?
    • Comine different key concepts with the word AND.
  2. Are you getting results that are too old, too new, of the wrong document type (e.g., you want just book reviews or just articles) for your purposes?
    • Set limits on the type of results you want to receive.
  3. Do you want your search words to appear in just the journal title, author name, article title, etc.?
    • Use field searching (usually under Advanced Search) to indicate where in a record you want you search words to appear.

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