CONS 370 : Indigenous Forestry

These search techniques can be used in Summon, and databases such as Web of Science Core Collection and CABI Digital Library.

• Search for a phrase using quotation marks, e.g. "indigenous forestry"
• Combine search terms with AND to narrow a search, e.g. "indigenous forestry" AND governance
• Combine search terms with OR to expand a search, e.g. governance OR management OR leadership
• Search variations of a word using truncation, e.g. forest* to search forest, forests, forestry
• Put it altogether using search boxes or parentheses, e.g. "indigenous forest*" AND (governance OR management OR leadership)

These search techniques can be used in Google and Google Scholar.

• Search for a phrase using quotation marks, e.g. "indigenous forestry"
• Combine search terms automatically (default "and" between words) to narrow a search, e.g. "indigenous forestry" governance
• Combine search terms carefully with OR to expand a search, e.g. governance OR management OR leadership
• Keep your searches simple. The asterisk does not work as a truncation symbol, and you cannot use parentheses.