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What is the purpose of using quotation marks in phrase searching?

To search for words that can be spelled in different ways
To ensure that search terms appear together in the document (correct)
To narrow a search by excluding certain documents
To specify the maximum number of words between two search terms

What is the function of adjacency or proximity operators?

To exclude certain documents from the search results
To specify where terms should be located (correct)
To retrieve items containing words with different spellings
To search for variants of the same term

What can be retrieved using the wildcard favo*rite in a database search?

Both the American and United Kingdom spellings of the word (correct)
Only the scholarly and peer-reviewed articles related to the word
Only the American spelling of the word
Only the plural form of the word

What is the purpose of the Google AROUND operator?

To specify the maximum number of words between two search terms (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of using search limiters in database searches?

To narrow down search results to very precise results (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of truncation symbols?

To search for variants of the same term (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between truncation and wildcards?

Truncation symbols are added after the stem of the term, while wildcards are inserted within the word (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for locating and tracking down references in the footnotes and bibliographies of articles and other documents?

Reference harvesting (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of searching for 'Librar*'?

Retrieving items containing words starting with 'libr', such as 'library', 'libraries', and 'librarian' (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using the 'EarlyCite' feature in some databases?

Access to articles before they are officially published (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of 'SmartText searching' in EBSCO databases?

To search for a much larger text, such as a paragraph or whole page (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a common feature in scholarly databases that allows users to manage search results?

The ability to export results directly into bibliographic management software (B) Signup and view all the answers

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