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Subject Headings Search

Subject Headings search is useful when you have a specific research topic in mind and you want to use a subject index to quickly locate articles and sites related to that topic. All articles in the SIRS Knowledge Source database are indexed primarily according to Library of Congress Subject Headings.

  1. Select the Quick Search tab and then select the Subject Headings option.

  2. Type in the subject heading that you are looking for and select Search. Your search options may include the use of Boolean operators, Truncation, and Phrase searching.

  3. A list of the subject headings that match your search display.

  4. Select the hypertext link to view an individual subject heading.

  5. Icons appear to the left of the check boxes.  Select the Internet Site Results icon to view Internet site results or the Article Results icon to view article results.

  6. To view multiple subject headings check the check box to the left of each subject heading and then select View Checked Subjects.

  7. Multipe Check Boxes Selected

      For more information, view our Subject Results List page.

Note: Search results return in reverse date order on subject headings searches.

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Analyzing the Results List