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Learn how to effectively search for publications by authors with compound names. Use advanced search strategies to uncover all relevant variants of compound names like Uulkje de Jong. Improve your research efficiency with these tips.
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Library Approach • Some author names occur in more than one way • Names with prefixes (van der, von, de la) are handled inconsistently • Use the author index to find all relevant name variants Author names compound
Sample search: publications byUulkje de Jong Search all possible variants, one by one Author names compound
First search: exclude the prefix Select Author field Activate the index jong u Author names compound
Two likely candidates Author names compound
Second search, include the prefix de jong u Author names compound
This name variant also occurs twice Author names compound
Third search: the name as one word dejong u Author names compound
Return to previous results No results Author names compound
To join the results of both queries Combine them with OR Author names compound
End results: seven publications by Uulkje de Jong Author names compound