Search Strategy for Rutgers Library Database

Search Strategy for Rutgers Library Database

Search Planning Worksheet

Topic:

The extinction event at the Permo-Triassic (PT) boundary with a focus on articles that mention the physical extinction of life, NOT the meteor impact theory.

Database(s):

GeoRef

Important Ideas:

	Topic 1		AND	Topic 2		AND	Topic 3
OR	Permo-Triassic Boundary PT Boundary			Extinction Lifeless Mass Death			Physical

Also: NOT meteor impact theory, and perhaps restrict publication dates to include only more recent articles.

Searching Style:

Search for moderately old to recent articles (1990 - present)

Commands to enter:

(Permo-Triassic OR PT Boundary) AND (Extinction OR Mass Death) NOT Meteor (from 1990 – present) - Got about 54 results, 46 peer reviewed, picked out a couple to send to Client to verify they are what she is looking for.