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Writing 127 - Murphy

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8 Comments on Writing 127 - Murphy

Anonymous ... 1

The And Or Button is very very nice.

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Anonymous ... 2

make sure to find words that mean the same thing, so more articles will show up.

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:28 am
anonymous ... 3

Put parenthesis around the phrase you are looking up to find the name the database uses

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:28 am
anonymous ... 4

take your time and look through main databases to narrow your search

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Nick ... 5

The lcc online library is very helpfull in finding specific information.

One tip is to try and narrow the search as much possible.

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Me ... 6

Take your time. Read all fine print.

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Laurie Hrymecki ... 7

I need more time, the class was too fast paced for me to absorb what is was being showed to us

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Janice Wilbrink ... 8

When researching select the “Full text articles” because “abstract” may not have an author that can be sited.
“Peer reviewed” will be more reliable.

Thanks for the overview-very helpful!

Posted date February 5th, 2008 at 11:33 am

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