GALILEO searches across all of the Libraries' databases at once.
Enter a few keywords and/or "key phrases", or search by title or author > Search or hit Enter/Return
Have you ever felt overwhelmed after a search on GALILEO? As GALILEO covers a wide range of disciplines, searching within an individual, or a small set of subject-specialty databases can be more on target and efficient. It is worth trying GALILEO first, and then run a similar search in a subject database/set of databases so you can compare and contrast your results.
Enter one of the EBSCOhost databases below> Select 'Choose Databases' > Select desired databases > OK.
Did you know EBSCOhost databases can be searched together?
Enter one of the EBSCOhost databases below> Select 'Choose Databases' > Select desired databases > OK.
Provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals, organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, and the Business Collection.
Are you not too keen on the database results you find in your searches?
For an even more targeted search, you can search within a particular e-journal.
For example, instead of searching Education Source database, where you will find articles from many Education journals, you can enter the Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis ejournal, search within it, and will only get results from that journal.
The below e-journals cover articles on educational policy, besides other topics. They are also great to browse for keeping abreast of educational policy topics.
The table below outlines search techniques to help you find more relevant results. Go to each tab to find out more about each one.
Example Problem of Practice: Bullying in the elementary classroom
Example Theory: Emotional Intelligence (Goleman)
Search Technique |
Format |
Example |
| Exact Phrase Searching | "key phrase" |
"emotional intelligence" |
| Boolean Operators | AND, OR, NOT |
[field 1] "emotional intelligence" AND [field 2] Goleman AND [field 3] bullying OR teasing AND [field 3] "elementary classroom" OR "primary classroom" |
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Parentheses |
(keyword/phrase BOOLEAN OPERATOR keyword/phrase) |
(bullying OR teasing) AND "emotional intelligence" AND Goleman AND ("elementary classroom" OR "primary classroom") |
| Truncation Device | Typically an asterisk: * May vary according to database | (bully* OR teas*) AND "emotional intelligence" AND Goleman AND ("elementary class*" OR "primary class*") |
| Wildcard |
Typically a pound symbol or question mark. Varies according to the database, so vary |
"classroom management" AND "STE#M class*") |
Exact Phrase Search
| What it does | The format | Example/s |
|---|---|---|
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Will retrieve results containing your "key phrase" in the order that you have inputted at least once in the record details or the item contents |
"Key phrase" |
"classroom management" will find the phrase 'classroom management' at least once; it won't separate the words. |
Boolean Operators
| What they do | The format | Example |
|---|---|---|
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Boolean operators are 'connectors'. They combine keywords or key phrases in order to narrow or expand your search. In a simple search, if you use no Boolean Operator, the default operator is typically AND. |
AND OR NOT |
"Classroom management" AND bullying AND elementary NOT "high school" |
Parentheses
| What they do | The format | Example/s |
|---|---|---|
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Parentheses direct the search engine to perform your search in a certain order. They are great for expanding your search by combining synonyms and then connecting groups of synonyms with a Boolean Operator. |
Example: (keyword/phrase BOOLEAN OPERATOR keyword/phrase) BOOLEAN OPERATOR (keyword/phrase BOOLEAN OPERATOR keyword/phrase)
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"classroom management" AND bullying AND (elementary OR primary) NOT "high school" |
Truncation
| What it does | The format | Example |
|---|---|---|
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Enter part of a keyword and place the truncation symbol at the end. The database will return results that include any ending of that partial word. |
Typically an asterisk i.e. * May vary from database to database. |
"classroom management" AND bully* AND (elementary OR primary) NOT "high school" *** bully* will retrieve bully and bullying |
Wildcard
| What it does | The format | Example |
|---|---|---|
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A wildcard will substitute a symbol for one letter of a word. Great for including spelling variations of a keyword in your search. For some major databases, wildcards are unnecessary. |
Typically a question mark or pound, i.e. ? or a # May vary according to the database. Consult the database's 'Help' or 'Search Tips' page to verify the wildcard symbol. |
behavio?r or behavio#r will retrieve behavior, behaviour ne?t or ne#t will retrieve next, nest, neat, newt, etc.
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