To determine how the installation of LED lights and other energy saving devices impacts the carbon footprint of specific facilities operated by Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation.
Search strategies:
("light-emitting diode" OR "light-emitting") AND ("carbon footprint*" OR "net zero carbon")
Note: Do not use "LED" as this will search for the word "led" and not the acronym.
Quotes around a phrase tell a database to look for that exact phrase
The * allows for variations Examples:
Google can limit documents to:
For example: "air pollution" site:gov
For additional information on searching, see the Search Strategies tab on this guide.
Databases provide full text or abstract collections that cover a specific topic or topics. They are like Google Scholar, but more focused on a subject. The databases listed below will help you find more valuable information.
Multi-disciplinary database providing information for nearly every area of academic study. Includes an enormous collection of the most valuable peer-reviewed full text journals, as well as additional journals, magazines, newspapers and books. Multidisciplinary subjects including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medicine, ethnic studies. 1965- present.
Google Scholar is search engine, not a database. It does not support advanced search functions or search strategies. It's good for finding individual citations, but less good for conducting research.
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