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University Library Business Source Premier (BSP) Increasing the search results by using synonyms click = next
There are various ways to increase yoursearch results • Use more search terms: • Use synonyms or related search terms, if necessary with wildcards, and combine with OR • Include narrower search terms by using Explode • Extend the scope of the search: • Change the search fields, e.g. title words instead of subject terms • Perform a simultaneous search in related databases
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There are various ways to increase yoursearch results • Use more search terms: • Use synonyms or related search terms, if necessary with wildcards, and combine with OR • Include narrower search terms by using Explode • Extend the scope of the search: • Change the search fields, e.g. title words instead of subject terms • Perform a simultaneous search in related databases
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