Check Yourself — Lesson 4

Answers to Exercise 4

Create search strategies for the following searches, and then conduct the searches in the ONTAP databases indicated.

1. Find reports that discuss the design of storage tanks for hazardous materials. Try the search using different connectors — notice the difference in results (ONTAP NTIS, File 206).
   
   s storage
   s tank? or contain?
   s hazard? or danger? or toxic?
   s design?
   s s1 and s2 and s3 and s4
   
   
2. Find information on building design in areas of seismic instability (ONTAP Ei Compendex Plus, File 208).
   
   s earthquake? or earth(n)quake? or seism?
   s building? or construction
   s design? (5n) s2
   s s1 and s3
   
   
3. Find articles about printers for Apple computers (ONTAP Computer Database, File 805).
   
   s apple and printer?
   
   
4. Find information about wind shear and aircraft (ONTAP Ei Compendex Plus, File 208).
   
   s wind(w)shear
   s aircraft? or airplane? or airline?
   s s1 and s2

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