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Becoming a Savvy Searcher Tips for Using Boolean Search Methods
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Boolean Operators Developed by George Boole in the mid-19 th century Defines relationships between terms antiques.lovetoknow.com
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Main Elements AND OR NOT imagur.com
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AND The simplest function to apply Each result contains all of the terms searched Example: shark attacks AND surfing will bring up results that contain both shark attacks and surfing newyorksurffilmfestival.com
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OR Provides for more possibilities and broadens search Results contain at least one of the search terms Example: honey badgers OR wolverines todayifoundout.comwildanimalfightclub.com
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NOT A command of exclusion Results do not contain specified terms Telling the database to ignore implications Example: York NOT York Peppermint Patties beenthere-donethat.org.ukhersheys.com
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Other Elements “” () ~ @
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Wild Cards *?^$ *?^$ parishotelboutique.com
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Seek
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Bibliography http://www.ere.net/2009/10/06/a-recruiters-guide-to- boolean-searching-and-the-worlds-largest-free-cv- database/ http://libguides.mit.edu/c.php?g=175963&p=1158594 http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php ?id=3883 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole
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