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Library Search for Arts, Design and Architecture Research
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Library Search for Arts, Design and Architecture Research
a concise guide to searching arts, design and architecture research databases
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Introduction to Searching
Boolean Operators
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Introduction to Searching
The key to a good online search, is to have an understanding of how the search engines work
Although built on the same information retrieval principles as library databases, web search engines like Google work differently.
This guide illustrates library search and helps you understand the search and research process.T
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