GEOG 100

Introduction to Geography

	Improving your database searching
	Searching databases effectively
	Choosing key words
	Subject searching
	Combining Ideas
	Searching for Phrases
	Truncation and Wildcards
	How can I improve my search?
	Using your search results
	See what you've learned

Improving your database searching

What is a database?

A database is a large, organized collection of information.

Some examples of databases:

a telephone book	a student directory
UW Libraries Catalog	Expanded Academic ASAP