Module 2: Searchpath. Clarke College Library Tutorial.

	Truncation Truncation is like a wildcard. Added to the stem of a word, it will find that stem plus anything that comes after it. The symbol used to truncate a word depends upon the index, database, or Web search engine you are using.
	giraffe+	will return records on giraffe or giraffes. + is used as the truncation symbol in the FirstSearch databases such as WorldCat or ArticleFirst.
	environ*	will return records on environment, environments, environmental. * is used as the truncation symbol in the Ebscohost databases such as Academic Search Premier and also in our Clarke library catalog..