Conducting Boolean Searches

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If simple searches of an electronic resource, such as a Web search site or a database, result in too many hits, consider refining your search by specifying the relationships among keywords. To learn more about this technique, known as Boolean search, click on the items below:

• What is Boolean search?
• Demonstration 1: Narrowing a Search with AND
• Demonstration 2: Expanding a Search with OR
• Demonstration 3: Narrowing a Search with NOT
• Demonstration 4: Creating a Complex Boolean Search