Now that you know some search techniques, you should be able to put together an even more effective search statement.

However, it's usually a good idea to start simple and build. Our search began with:

bullying and suicide and (teenagers or adolescents) -- which combined the 3 concepts of our topic

and ended up with this:

(bully* or harass* or cyberbully*) and suicid* and (teen* or adolescen*) - using Subject Headings and Title words.

 

You may also use the Advanced Search options and just fill in the blanks:

Here is another example:

TOPIC: What noise issues does light rail generate?

KEY CONCEPTS: noise -- light rail

SYNONYMS: noise, acoustics, sound -- light rail, commuter train, local transit

SEARCH STATEMENTS:

noise and light rail

(noise* or acoustic* or sound*) and (light rail or commuter train* or local transit)

Try some statements for your own search topic.