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Mathematics Research Guide: Search hacks

Create an alert

Create an Alert

Create an alert when you want to be notified whenever there is new content on your search parameters have been added to the database. 

You will need to create an account within the database to utilize this service.

 

Common search strategies

Here are some tricks and tips to help with your search.

  • Use simple words or phrases (no need for entire sentences)
  • Use quote marks around phrases; i.e., "social media"
  • Use a symbol, i.e, asterisk *, at the end of a word, i.e., tour* will return tour, tours, tourism, tourist, or tourists
  • For Google, use site:domain; i.e., site:gov oregon tourism
  • Use the filters/limiters on search results
  • Use the bibliographies to identify and obtain additional resources
  • Use your librarian!

Access and Retrieval tricks and tips

  • Click the .html or the .pdf
  • Click total Access@PacificU icon/link.