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=__**Phrase Searching**__=

**Summary:** Phrase searching, a term which here means "searching for a specific phrase". I know, the name throws you off a little. When searching for a specific quote or phrase, it is natural for almost all of us to type in the words on their own and hit Enter. This may, in fact, bring about incomplete or irrelevant answers, especially if you are searching for a quote from a speech or a person's name. Allow me to extrapolate...

//In the eyes of science//

Typing in that phrase as it is, you get the following results...



BUT

Putting the words into phrase searching format by inserting quotation marks like this...

//"In the eyes of science"// Gives you...



As you can clearly see, by the simple addition of quotation marks, we have not only narrowed down the number of search results from 126,000,000 to 99,000, but we also got information specific to that phrase as a whole and not just as separate words. By using this method, searching for relevant information becomes much easier, as it shows data that is specific to the words within the brackets. This method of narrowing down information is applicable not only to Google, but to almost all search engines, as it is a universal method of phrase searching. **__ Tutorials on Phrase Searching __** __ Google: __ __Method 1:__ 1. Find a Phrase you wish to search; for my example Where Where Where will be used to give an idea of how to do this task. 2. Type into the search box the Phrase you wish to have search (ex. Wherefore art thou) and put it into quotation marks () 3. Google will then search for results that have those words in that exact order. __Method 2:__ 1. Find a Phrase you wish to search; for my example Where Where Where will be used to give an idea of how to do this task. 2. Click Advance Search; it will bring you to this screen. 3. Type in the box named: this exact wording or phrase: The Phrase you wish to search for. __ EBSCO: __ __Research Resource:__ 1. Find a Phrase you wish to search; for my example Where Where Where will be used to give an idea of how to do this task. ﻿  2. On the main page after picking databases, tack off the box entitled **Boolean/Phrase** Beside the  ** Search modes **  tab of Search Options 3. Type the Phrase you wish to search (ex. Where Where Where) and then EBSCO will search for those exact words in that order. __S__ __tudent Research Centre:__ 1. Find a Phrase you wish to search; for my example Where Where Where will be used to give an idea of how to do this task. 2. On the main page under the text box entitle Find: 3. Type the Phrase in to the Find: box (ex.Where Where Where) and EBSCO will search for those exact words in that order. The EBSCO databases follow the same format of these 2 sites. Therefore use the method that is most apt to the database you are using, the template used for the search engines for their databases are similar in both process, and appearance. Thus use these prompts to select the method best suited to the database in use. If you have difficulty with one of these databases and think that a tutorial for a specific database be added, post a thread in the "__**Discussion**__" area.

**__JSTOR__ **

Like other websites, JSTOR also supports the same phrase searching rules mentioned below: __Basic Phrase Search Tips: __ 1. Use Quotations “ ” to specify search results. Therefore, the search phrase are required to be enclosed in quotation marks. Examples: “crop cultivation” or “human trafficking”     The results are yielded below: 2. To search for singular or plural variants, use the ampersand symbol (&) Example: type //star&// to search contents containing either the term //star// or the term //stars// Similarly, typing two or more words using this method also yields different results if they are in the same box: Example: typing //number& star&// leads to searching for the terms //numbers, number, stars, and star// The pictures demonstrate examples of phrase searching on JSTOR  __World Book__ When phrase searching on World Book there are **two** courses of action to take upon reaching the main page:  1. Type desired phrase in quotation marks to search for exact phrase (ex. "I have a dream") 2a. Move mouse and click on advanced search underneath the regular search box; 2b. Check the box that says "Search for a Phrase"; 2c. Type desired phrase, its not necessary to have quotation marks as it is already searching a phrase **[Don't let that stop you if you want to play it safe, but you'll still have the same results**]; Both yield the same results. Just don't forget to put the quotation marks if taking Option 1 or else... **__ Citiation __** Print Screens: @http://www.google.com @http://www.google.com/advanced_search @http://search.ebscohost.com/ {Specifically Databases: Research Resource & Student Research Centre} [|http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/hom] [|e] [] [] Information: BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. “Using JSTOR.” Palomar Community College District. Web. 07 Oct. 2010. http://www.palomar.edu/library/OnlineDatabases/jstor.html. 2. Google. Web.07 Oct.2010. http://www.google.com/. 3. JSTOR. Web.07 Oct.2010. @http://www.jstor.com/. 4. EBSCO. Web.07 Oct.2010. @http://ebsco.com/. 5. World Book Online. Web.10 Oct.2010.[| http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/home]