Phrase searching is another search strategy that databases handle differently.
Phrase searching allows you to search for multiple word phrases such as college students.
When you search for phrases, the database looks for the words
right next to (adjacent to) each other. For example, the database
searches for college immediately followed
by the word students.
Just typing a phrase into a database isn't always enough. Some databases
require you to put phrases in quotation marks.
How do you know whether to use college students
or "college students"?
Read the "help" screens of the database you're using to find
out.
