Using Search Commands in DialogWeb

Next, I will enter the second concept in the Command text box and click submit :

s xbox or x()box

I will continue to refine the search by adding the third concept to the Command text box and clicking the submit button. Note I put the synonyms in parentheses.

s (s1 or s2) and compet?

I will add my final search to the previous set, again putting synonyms in parentheses:

s s3 and (sale? or statistic?)

The Search History screen indicates that I have four sets of concepts. Since I wanted all of the different concepts to appear in my search, I combined the Sets using the AND logical operator.

I am now ready to view some of the records from my search. I want to view Set 4, which contains the combined sets.

We will look at Displaying Results in Lesson 4.

Go to the Exercises to review what you have just learned.

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Learn More #2:

There are two ways to put the search strategy together:

We can put all of the search terms together in one search statement. If this method is used, and we use AND and OR operators in the same search query, we must group the synonyms using parentheses.

Example: s (threat? or hazard?) and (radon or asbestos)
We can create a separate set for each concept and then group the sets together.

Examples:

s threat? or hazard?
s radon or asbestos
s s1 and s2

We are using Method 2 in our search strategy.

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