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Boolean: AND OR NOT
Phrase Searching and Nesting
Combine Search Terms
Boolean Operators
Boolean Operators are words (AND, OR, NOT) that combine or exclude keywords in a search. Of course you will want to use Education related keywords. This example illustrates how to include or remove subjects with keywords.
AND narrows your search
- "Malcolm X" AND biography finds resources with both terms
OR broadens your search
- "Malcom X" OR literarcy finds resources with either term or both terms
NOT excludes terms
- "Malcolm X" NOT "Denzel Washington" excludes all books with the term "Denzel Washington"
Additional Guides
- PICOT examplesfrom Cline Library at Northern Arizona University
