Tutorial ProQuest for Health

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ProQuest Tutorial Searching the database and using filters.

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ProQuest TutorialSearching the database and using filters.

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Go to http://www.bvswlmc.com

Click on “All Databases”

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Go to ProQuest

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Find the username and password on your password sheet.

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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.

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Sample search query.

“School lunches”

nutrition

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2,990 results!

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2,990 results!

Use these filters!

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Journals-High level readsMagazines and newspapers-usually lower

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Journals-High level readsMagazines and newspapers-usually lower

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

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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!

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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!Limit the dates to what is relevant for your topic.

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92 results!

Narrowed by subject to “school lunches” and year to 2012