Search Tips for Pop Culture Class
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Focus your search topic and identify important keywords. Use synonyms and search operators like AND, OR and NOT to narrow or expand your search. Enclose phrases in quotes and use truncation with * to find word variants. Combine multiple operators and keywords using parentheses to organize complex searches.
Search Tips for Pop Culture Class
- 1. Search Tips
- 2. How to Start a Search Focus/narrow your topic Pick out most important words Indian movies India and movies Find synonyms for these words Examples: Movie or film or cinema India or Bollywood
- 3. Search Tips AND Narrows your search by adding more requirements India or Bollywood OR Expands your search India or Bollywood NOT Narrows your search India not Bollywood
- 4. Search Tips Quotes Use for phrases Indian cinema Truncation Use * to find word variants Film* brings back film, films, or filmography
- 5. Combine Search Operators Use parentheses () to organize them: (Movie* or film or cinema or motion pictures) and (India or Bollywood)