Second 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 Permian Triassic PT Boundary			Extinction Lifeless Mass Death			volcan*

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). Assign terms as keywords (KW), Descriptors (DE), or Anywhere.

Commands to enter:

(Permo-Triassic OR PT Boundary OR Permian Triassic) AND Extinction And Volcan* NOT Meteor Impact (from 1990 – present) - Got about 14 results, 13 peer reviewed, picked the most relavant to send to Client.