Another search technique that you can use to expand your search results is truncation.
Read the box to the right to learn how to implement this technique which may considerably boost your search results!
Now that you have learned how to expand or narrow your results with Boolean Operators, learn how to expand your result set even further with truncation.
A truncation device tells the database to search for multiple word endings of a keyword or key phrase, so you don't need to type them all.
You enter part of a keyword or key phrase and place the truncation symbol at the end. In many Discovery tools, databases, and catalogs, including GALILEO and GIL-Find, the truncation symbol is an asterisk, i.e. * The database will return results that include any ending of that partial word.
Watch the video below OR read the content in the next tab to learn how to use truncation (or do both).
Then check out our example on the last tab.
In most databases and catalogs, including GALILEO and GIL-Find, the truncation symbol is an asterisk, i.e. *
| Key Concept "A" | Key Concept "B" |
Key Concept "C" |
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social media Snapchat |
self-esteem |
adolescents teenagers youth
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When the database computes:
