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Take a look at the following video to see ways to improve your search results using subject and keyword searching.

Make this video full-screen by clicking on the Full-size.jpg button in the bottom right corner.


Video Script: Subject and keyword searching in Zoological Record


We found a lot of results for Balanus! How do we refine the search to find articles about the effects of light on this creature? What other terms related to light can we search?

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Image Credits: [1]
What are the effects of light on Balanus?

What other terms are related to light?
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Watch the search below to see how we can use AND & OR to combine keywords. Make this video full-screen by clicking on the Full-size.jpg button in the bottom right corner.


Video Script: Combining concepts in Zoological Record



Image Credits:

  1. Telnes, K. 2001. Balanus balanus [online]. Available from http://www.seawater.no/fauna/arthropoda/balanus.html [accessed 22 May 2012].