The amount of information available to modern students and scholars can be overwhelming. This section presents strategies for navigating through the vast array of material available 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 most Web search engines.