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Subject search

University Library

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Example

You are looking for publications on the influence of direct mail on consumer behavior

Elements:

direct mail

consumer behavior

Use the thesaurus to find the correct search terms

The first element is: direct mail

direct mail

Select the best subject term

There are references to broader and related terms

Used for: these related terms will be included in the search

First interim result.Back to the thesaurus for

the second element

consumer behavior

The second element is: consumer behavior

Click the term for more details

It also provides broader, narrower and

related terms

The thesaurus provides a brief description of the term

Use Explode to include the narrower terms

in your search

Second interim result.Now go to the Search History

Clear the search windowand combine

the two searches

End result S1 and S2

Summary

Formulate the subject as concisely as possible Break down the subject into distinct elements For each element find the best subject terms in

the thesaurus Perform a search per subject term Combine the interim results via the Search

History with AND and/or OR