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Searching with Proquest
Good results follow naturally from good searches
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Your search term is vital
• Proquest like all databases is indexed by terms and vocabulary
• Proquest provides a Thesaurus that you may consult, and it automatically provides suggestions
• Try searching for “same sex marriage”, “gay marriage”, and “same sex marriage” OR “gay marriage” and note the different number of results
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Search Logic• Proquest treats the term gay marriage as
“gay marriage”, but the term same sex marriage is not quite the same as “same sex marriage”
• Quotes allow the database to search on a phrase as a single term
• Truncation is useful and important: if you search on econom*, you find economy, economies, economic, for example
• OR broadens the search: i.e., “gay marriage” OR “same sex marriage”
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Tips
• Proquest allows searches by both Relevance and by Date
• Always check the Full Text box• Use the suggested subjects to refine your
search• Note that some articles are available in both
text and pdf formats• If you want a specific publication, make sure
Proquest has it by checking Publications
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My Research
• You can email, print, cite or save your results• If you create a My Research account (free), you
can save the results of your searches (and save lots of paper)
• If you save to My Research, your citations will be available. Use MLA, 7th edition for your citation format
• Although more difficult, advanced search can save you time and effort depending on the task
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Applying what you have learned
• Other electronic databases and common search engines have variations in search logic, so it pays to take a minute to understand the particular search logic. Don’t take too much for granted
• The Proquest Id is niagarafhs and the password is welcome
• The Library has a list of ids and passwords for all our electronic resources
• Everything is available to you at home if you have an internet connection