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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Successive Fraction Searching on ASC




I searched the ASC database using:
keyword searching (computer networking) AND (public schools)
full-text available search
publication dates: 1992 - 2010

I searched ASC using the Successive Fraction technique. I began my search using the keywords "computer networking" and retrieved 5,254 hits. I then performed a successive search by adding "public schools" in the second facet. This narrowed my results to 40.
This search strategy was beneficial at findig information relative to my topic. It allows the user to narrow their results down guickly, while being carefull to add facets that would cause hits to become more precise.

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