Supercharge Your Search in CVR Library
The Center for Victim Research Library allows you to search in your own own words and find relevant research-based materials quickly. Want to find even more? Supercharge your search with these tips:
Place these search operators between your terms to focus your search results.
AND: all of these terms. Example: victimization AND trauma
OR: any of these terms. Example: programs OR services OR interventions
NOT: exclude this term. Example: survivor NOT earthquake
Parentheses: combine operators. Example: trafficking AND (shelters OR housing)
Use these special characters to focus or broaden your search.
Quotation marks: exact phrase. Example: “victim services”
Asterisk: word variations. Example: assist* finds assisted, assistance, assists
Download these tips to keep by your computer, and contact the CVR Research Librarian to work on a search together!
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