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Peer Researcher Training Guide

A training course for Library and Writing Center student workers to obtain the Peer Researcher Certificate

Smart Searching

Once you’ve determined which of your library’s databases are likely to contain the information you need, the next step is to formulate a search strategy. In this lesson, you’ll learn the steps to search successfully. 

Introduction to Lesson 2

Part 1: Choosing Search Terms/Putting Search Terms Together/Boolean Operators

Part 2: Assessing Search Results

Part 3: Build on Good Sources