Basic Search Facts

—  In making the subject headings, terms and query, try to think of

◦      Synonyms

◦      Variant Spellings

◦      Plural and singular

◦      Broader and narrower.

◦      Homonyms,

◦      Acronyms.

—  Search is always case insensitive.

—  Search operators are case sensitive:

—  Generally, all the words you put in the query will be used.

—  Words that are commonly used, like 'the' 'a 'which' `when' 'for' `of 'and alike are usually ignored (these are called stop words).—  A search engine is not a human, it is a program that matches the words you give to pages on the web.