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Part of the MIT Libraries video tutorial series. This video explains the difference between a search engine like Google and article databases that the Libraries subscribe to. Search tips like truncation and using synonyms are also provided. Used in 3.091: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry.

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MIT Libraries

Genre: How To | Updated 11 hours ago

Created: August 14, 2009 15:43
Category: Education
Tags: library, libraries, tutorial, journal, book, journals, books, database, article, finding, searching, citation, citations, articles, scholar, scholarly, truncation, boolean, synonym, synonyms, keyword, google
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