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Begin Research: Self-Check

Self Check

1) What is important to understand about searching using subject headings?





2) Searching by subject headings can also be called descriptor or thesaurus searching.



3) Which of the following is a characteristic of subject heading searches?





4) You get the best results when you use either subject heading searches or keyword searches, but not both for the same topic.



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