[PW] Re: "sounds like" searching

[Jeff Imparato]

Our local "Ask-a-Nurse" program referred me to http://www.drugs.com/ as
a source to find a drug.  

Jeff

Jeffrey W. Imparato, Reference Librarian 
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library 
1515 W. 10th 
Topeka, KS  66604-1374 
Phone: 785-580-4552
VoiceMail: 785-580-4683 
Fax: 785-580-4559 


Michelle Hawk <refdesk at lclibs.org> wrote:
  Does anyone know of a way to find a word (in this case, a medication),
when the patron only knows what the word sounds like, but really doesn't
have any idea of how it's really spelled? I've Googled the few spelling
variations I can think of, but can't find anything. Any help would be
appreciated.

~Michelle





Michelle Hawk

Head of Reference

Lebanon Community Library

125 North 7th Street

Lebanon, PA 17046

717-273-7624 x3

refdesk at lclibs.org



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