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  1. In the best records you have found, select the SHOW SIMILAR items. Pick the subject that best meets your needs, and examine the records under that subject.

  2. In the best records you have found, examine the words in the article titles and subjects. Do a KEYWORDS search using the best word(s) from these.

  3. Do a KEYWORDS search with similar terms joined by "or"
    For example: (herbal or dietary) and supplements

  4. In the KEYWORDS search or in the LIMIT option, use * to truncate
    For example: herbal*
    finds herbal, herbalism, herbalist, herbals, etc.

  5. In TITLE, SUBJECT, or AUTHOR searches, use truncation to retrieve words with alternate endings
    For example: herbal
    finds titles such as Herbal, Herbal almanac, Herbal healing, Herbalist, and Herbals.




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