Module 2 1094 Flashcards
1
Q
What is text words
A
Same as keywords when searching database
2
Q
What is subject heading?
A
Pre assigned terms to search for articles labelled with that term. Medline =MeSH
3
Q
What’s the other word for subject heading
A
Controlled vocabulary
4
Q
Truncation symbols can be used for what in searches
A
Searching ending words
5
Q
Why do we search multiple data bases
A
To minimize bias
Cast a wide net and retrieve many publications
No single database index all articles
