When searching library databases, it is important to know that different databases may interpret your search differently.
As a result, you may get some articles that are not relevant. How do you avoid this?
A keyword search for DREAM Act in RaptorSearch without using quotations returns over 700,000 results! Many of these results are likely unrelated to the DREAM Act.
A keyword search for "DREAM Act" in RaptorSearch with quotation marks surrounding the phrase returns fewer than 6,000 results! This search returned more relevant results thanks to the use of phrase searching.
Click on the link below to test your understanding of when to use quotations!
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