ERIC (EBSCOhost)

Where should I start?

The Advanced Search page is a great place to start because:

• It can do more than one type of search at a time
• It has additional limiting features that can make searches more effective

What are the best search strategies to use? 

Using these "smart searching" techniques will save you time and give you better results:

• Narrow the search by using AND

Example:  autism and early intervention

Result: By using AND, you are telling the database to only show results that contain both "Autism" and "Early Intervention"

• Broaden the search by using OR

Example:  autism and early intervention or preschool

Result: By using OR, you are telling the database to show results that use the term "early intervention" or the term "preschool"

• Broaden the search by using an asterisk (AKA "truncation" or "wildcard symbol") to search for different word endings

Example:  teach*

Result: This search will find any word beginning with "teach" including teacher, teachers, teaching.