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EDU330: Teaching Children's Literature in Urban Grades K-6

Multicultural Inquiry Project (20 points) Signature Assessment- Library and Web Resources

Applying Effective Search Strategies: Video Tutorials

Watch the following brief video tutorials (less than 5 minutes each!) to learn about Boolean search strategies* and citation chaining.

"Boolean searching is built on a method of symbolic logic developed by George Boole, a 19th century English mathematician.

Boolean searches allow you to combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT (known as Boolean operators) to limit, broaden, or define your search. A good researcher should know how to do a Boolean Search."  -NYPL.org

Source: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/02/22/what-boolean-search

Accessibility notes:

  • To turn-on closed captioning /subtitles for videos, click on the "CC" button on the bottom right of the player.
  • For full-screen viewing, click on the [  ] icon on the bottom right of the video player.