Resources for: Transportation

For most databases and even Google you can combine search terms to write a search query that databases understand. A good search query will give you a good selection of highly relevant results. Below are a few examples of how to build a search string using climate change as a topic:

• Use quotation marks to search words as a phrase, e.g., "climate change"
• Use an asterisk with a word stem to search for variations on a term, e.g., sustain* for sustain, sustainability, sustaining
• Use the word AND to link together concepts, e.g., "climate change" AND sustain*
• Use the word OR to search for synonyms, e.g., "climate change" OR "global warming"
• Use parentheses to group terms, e.g., "climate change" AND (policy OR law)

Remember that searching is an iterative process—as you search and learn more about a topic, you will be able to refine your strategy.