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 and Referral Desk, in Andrews Library, or you can refer to the Libraries Help page for more options.
