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Business Source Premier (BSP)
Subject search
University Library
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Example
You are looking for publications on the influence of direct mail on consumer behavior
Elements:
direct mail
consumer behavior
Use the thesaurus to find the correct search terms
The first element is: direct mail
direct mail
Select the best subject term
There are references to broader and related terms
Used for: these related terms will be included in the search
First interim result.Back to the thesaurus for
the second element
consumer behavior
The second element is: consumer behavior
Click the term for more details
It also provides broader, narrower and
related terms
The thesaurus provides a brief description of the term
Use Explode to include the narrower terms
in your search
Second interim result.Now go to the Search History
Clear the search windowand combine
the two searches
End result S1 and S2
Summary
Formulate the subject as concisely as possible Break down the subject into distinct elements For each element find the best subject terms in
the thesaurus Perform a search per subject term Combine the interim results via the Search
History with AND and/or OR