Building Block Search.

Since my blog topic is just broadly YA librarianship, I made my search/query a little bit more specific for the search in the LibLit database.

What can I find out about the effects that public library teen book groups have on literacy?

S1(young adult OR teen OR adolescent) 6541 results

S2 (public library OR branch library) 20913 results

S3 (literacy OR young adults' reading OR book group OR reading group OR book club OR reading club) 8047 results

S4 (young adult OR teen OR adolescent) AND (public library OR branch library) AND (literacy OR young adults' reading OR book group OR reading group OR book club OR reading club) 147 results

I have come to like this type of search. Using Boolean operators gives me more specific results (and less results to look through) than just generally typing in the subjects I am looking for. I will attempt to use the building block search more in the future!