ProQuest TutorialSearching the database and using filters.

Go to http://www.bvswlmc.com

Click on “All Databases”

Go to ProQuest

Find the username and password on your password sheet.

Enter search terms here. KEEP IT SIMPLE!Search tricks:

• Use “quotes” for exact phrases.

• Use Boolean searching for more specific searches, AND, OR, NOT.

• Limit to FULL TEXT to restrict your results to printable articles.

Sample search query.

“adventures of huckleberry finn”

racism

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475 results!

475 results!

Use these filters!

Journals-High level readsMagazines and newspapers-usually lower

Journals-High level readsMagazines and newspapers-usually lower

Features-typically more in depthArticles-varied levelsObituary-rarely a first choice…

Journals-High level readsMagazines and newspapers-usually lower

Features-typically more in depthArticles-varied levelsObituary-rarely a first choice…Headings the topic is under (like a chapter in a book). Good way to find more general search topics!

Headings the topic is under (like a chapter in a book). Good way to find more general search topics!

Limit the dates to what is relevant for your topic.