Troubleshooting - How To - Do Basic Searches in WorldCat Discovery

Troubleshooting your search

Problem	Things to Try
Too many results Irrelevant results	Use database filters Narrow your topic Use quotation marks to search for a specific phrase Use "AND" and "NOT" in your searches
Too few results Irrelevant results	Think of synonyms or other words related to your topic Broaden your topic Use "OR" in your searches Use truncation to find words with the same root (educat* will search for educate, education, educational, etc.)
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