## Searching using the thesaurus

When you search in a database, it is not always clear which search terms will get you the best results. A thesaurus can be useful in this case. In module 2, you learned that a thesaurus can help you think up search terms. In a number of databases you can also conduct a search using the thesaurus. Such a very targeted search will often give you good search results.

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