Definition

• The Subject Guide enables you to search an index of Subject Headings (and their Subdivisions or more specific subheadings) for the specific subject terms you need.
• Clicking on a desired term will enable you to find the records to which that Subject Heading has been applied.

Usefulness

• The Subject Guide is a good place to start when you are unsure of the specific terms for the subject on which you are trying to find information.
• It is also a good way of narrowing a search by going from the general (Subject Heading) to the specific (Subdivisions).

Usage

• Type 1 or 2 words in the Search Entry Field.
• The database will bring up a list of subject headings that begin with the first, as well as many related terms and documents.
• For many terms, you will have Subdivisions, which are subject-specific subsets of the parent Subject term.

Important Note

• The purpose of this course is to learn more advanced searching, so I don't want you to use the Subject Guide for anything more than expanding your vocabulary of terms relevant to a search problem.

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