Practice Searching
Practice creating search statements in two search tools: the Libraries Catalog and the academic database, Proquest Research Library. Compare how each search engine interprets your search statements.
Use the provided example search terms to practice searching the Libraries Online Catalog and the multisubject academic database Proquest Research Library. The practice search will open in a new tab or window.
| Concept A | environment |
ecology |
wildlife |
| Concept B | protection |
conservation |
regulation |
| Concept C | global |
international |
multinational |
Libraries Catalog: The Libraries Catalog wildcard is the question mark (?).
Proquest Research Library: Proquest's wildcards are: a question mark (?) for a single character and an asterisk (*) for truncation.
If you are off campus you will need to login using your Career Account username and password. Find additional information in the Academic Databases section of this tutorial.