The amount of information available to modern students and scholars is mind-boggling. This section presents strategies for navigating through this plethora of material to find the information you need. The search strategies that will be covered include:

• Title, Author, and Keyword Searching
• Keyword vs. Subject Searches
• Boolean Operators
• Truncation and Wildcards
• Tracking Citations

These techniques are broadly applicable throughout electronic indexes and databases, including library catalogs, and even in Internet search engines.