Competency 6: Specific Facet First Search Strategy

In conducting a specific facet first search, I decided to use the concept term s1 project based learning as my most specific facet in the Project Muse database. The return was 12,906 hits. I modified with the next facet in s2 school library. The result was 5249 hits. The return is still too high even though I am using the most specific phrase. I modified the search by using quotation marks “project based learning” in order to mark the phrase to be in the exact order. I left s2 school library as it was. The result of the search was 9 hits. This seemed too few. I modified the search again by removing the s2 school library. I wanted to return to my first term making it the most specific facet. The return was 19 relevant hits. The Project Muse database was user friendly, the help support link was useful, and my search returned relevant information.