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Using Gale Article Databases: Subject Searching

Subject Guide Searching


By selecting Subject Guide Search from the top of the search screen, you can search for articles by Subject. Subject terms are labels the database uses to describe what an article is about. For example, this is a Subject search for "video games." 

A Subject Guide Search won't immediately find a list of articles. It first goes to a page in the database where you can browse for other Subject terms or explore Subdivisions. Clicking Subdivisions will expand the subject screen to show all the subtopics, or more specific aspects, of the Subject term. 

 


Clicking Subdivision under the Subject term will display a list of subdivisions, which are more specific aspects of the subject. Examples of subdivisions for Origami are "Educational Aspects"  and "Exhibitions." By choosing any subdivision, you've made your search more focused and you will retrieve fewer results.  

If you do a Subject Guide Search and find nothing, try searching for another Subject term or do a keyword search instead. Remember, keywords are up to you, but the database determines which Subject terms can be used for searching.