Week 6..
Friday, 30 November 2012 | 04:54 | 0 comments
Now this lesson about Truncation. Truncation is using a wildcard at the end of a root word to search
multiple variations of that root word. Check a database's help section to
identify what symbol is used for a wildcard.The example: protect* OR conserv*
OR regulat* would retrieve multiple spellings of these synonyms. Some
databases may allow you to use truncation at the beginning of words or within
words (this is called internal truncation). Consult the help files in the
database to determine the availability of this feature.Example of Truncation is expands the search to locate all words beginning with the same root. Example: teen* will return teen, teens, teenage, teenager, etc.)
Meanwill, the Wildcard is a
special character, such as an asterisk (*), question mark (?), or pound sign
(#), that replaces one or more letters in a word. The wildcard usually
represents a single character.
Example of Wildcard:
wom?n will return woman,
women, and womyn.It will be happen when we used in the middle of a word to match usually known variants of a term.
“information literacy" or (information
literacy)
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