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IMPORTANT: The samples in this guide are similar and do not exactly follow the CSE style guidelines. The formatting for citing sources is recommended for this course only.
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Examples of in-text citations and references
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Boolean Operators: AND, OR
AND: use the word AND to retrieve results that contain only the terms specified.
Example: crayfish AND agonistic AND size (Note: you will retrieve fewer results than when you use OR)
OR: use the word OR to retrieve results that return one search term or the other (that is, either or both). Use for synonyms or related terms!
Example: agonistic OR fighting OR defensive behavior (Note: you will retrieve more results than when you use AND)
When using OR, enclose the terms in parentheses ( ) Example: (agonistic OR fighting OR defensive behavior)
BOOLEAN OPERATORS
A AND B A OR B
TOO MANY Results/Not Relevant --Try This:
TOO FEW Results/Not Relevant --Try This:
COMMON KEYWORDS
CONCEPT ONE
CONCEPT TWO
CONCEPT THREE (YOUR CHOICE) - see example
Then combine the terms (your choice--don't have to use all of them):
Type this in the database's search box (This is an example!):
("agonistic behavior" OR fighting OR aggress*) AND ("body appendages injury" OR injur* OR "limb loss" OR "behavioral impairments" OR "loss of appendage" OR "limb damage") AND (Crayfish OR crustacean OR "decapod crustacean" OR "Procambarus clarkii" OR Crawdads OR Crawfish OR "freshwater lobsters")