The Search String Builder is a tool designed to teach you how to create a search string using Boolean operators. This tool is not a database and is not designed to run a search for you, but you can cut and paste the results into any database search box or Google.
Step 1
Write out your research topic or thesis statement as a sentence.
Step 2
Step 3
Copy and paste the above Search String into a database search box or Google.
Search Strategy Builder created by University of Arizona Libraries, remixed by Virginia Tech University Libraries, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.