How do I find articles on a particular topic?
Step 3. Evaluate your results
This is also a critical step. Almost no topical search works perfectly on the first try. Be ready to do multiple searches with different combinations of terms -- don't stop after just one try.
- If you get too many hits, try narrowing your search by adding additional terms or applying limits.
- If you get too few hits, broaden your search by using fewer or more general terms.
- Browse your results to determine how useful they seem to be. Look for additional terms you may not have thought of and search them too.
