In addition to using keywords (important words and phrases related to your topic) , you can use general subject headings when searching a topic. Below you will find examples of subject headings to use in your search.
- Animal behavior
- Animal welfare
- Human-animal relationships
- Animal rights
- Animals Law and legislation
Use Boolean operators (and, or, not) to help narrow or broaden your search. Examples are below.
- Animal AND human (AND will narrow your search and tells the database that all search terms must be present)
- Bunny OR rabbit (OR connects synonyms together and tells the database that any of your search terms can be present)
- Monkey NOT ape (NOT narrows your search and tells the database to exclude some of your search terms)
