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EDU 8302: Principles of Educational Research: Search Modes

Search Modes

Search Modes

Boolean/Phrase (DEFAULT)  

Supports any Boolean searching (AND, OR, NOT) or exact phrase search.

Find all my search terms

Auto AND all search terms entered (e.g. web AND accessibility)

Find any of my search terms

Auto OR all search terms entered (e.g. web OR accessibility)

SmartText Searching

You can copy and paste large chunks of text to search for results. Not available in EBSCO Discovery Service

 

Searching Everything

Image: Texas Wesleyan West Library webpage showing Search Everything (EBSCO Discovery Service) search bar.

EBSCO Search Modes and Expanders

Search Modes in the database Education Source.  Notice that it has the Boolean/Phrase search mode and the SmartText Searching mode.

Search modes in EBSCO Discovery Service (Search Everything).  Notice that here there is on Boolean/Phrase nor SmartText Searching