Below are some sample search strategies by Author, Title, Subject Heading, and Keyword.
Searching by Author:
When searching by author, type the last name first, then the first name, then the middle initial
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SAMPLE AUTHOR SEARCHES: |
vonnegut kurt | |
| woolf virginia | ||
| tolkien j |
Searching by Title:
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SAMPLE TITLE SEARCHES: |
slaughterhouse five |
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| flush a biography | ||
| the lord of the rings |
Searching by Subject Heading:
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SAMPLE SUBJECT HEADING SEARCHES: |
woolf virginia |
| woolf virginia 1882 1941 criticism and interpretation | |
| woolf virginia 1882 1941 characters | |
| women and literature history 20th century | |
| feminism and literature | |
| english fiction 20th century history and criticism |
Searching by Keyword:
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SAMPLE KEYWORD SEARCHES: |
woolf and critic* |
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| tolkien and rings and critic* | ||
| vonnegut and slaughterhouse and postmodern* |
Below are some sample search strategies by Keyword in databases.
Searching by Keyword:
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SAMPLE KEYWORD SEARCHES: |
woolf AND critic* |
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| tolkien AND rings AND critic* | ||
| vonnegut AND slaughterhouse AND postmodern* |
Once you have a citation:
→ Search by specific title and/or author in the databases to locate a record for the article.
→ Follow the HTML or PDF link to the article full text in the database - then read, download, or print OR
→ Use the 
button/link found in many of the databases AND/OR
→ Use the Journal Finder link/tab on the libraries home page and search by the TITLE of the journal or magazine AND
→ If the journal is not available in print or online at Wooster, the article may be requested from another library through The ILL Portal AND/OR
→ If you need help at any point, you can visit the Research Help Desk, located near the north entrance of Gault Library, or you can refer to the Libraries Help page for more options.
