1. Sociological Abstracts Combining search terms with Boolean operators University Library next = click

2. Use the Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT to combine search terms AND : all terms must occur (restrict) OR : at least one of the terms must occur (expand) NOT : a term must not occur (restrict) computers AND education computers OR education computers NOT education green = search result

3. AND = each title contains all search terms Example: internet, adolescents and females

4. internet adolescents females

6. OR = each title contains at least one of the search terms children

8. NOT = excludes a search term socialization

10. Summary To narrow use AND To broaden use OR To exclude use NOT