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Combining search terms with Boolean operators
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click = next
Boolean operatorsto combine search terms
AND: all terms must occur e.g. computers AND education (narrow)
OR: one of the terms must occur e.g. computers OR education (broaden)
NOT: the term may not occur e.g. computers NOT education (exclude)
computers education
computers education
computers education
green = search result
AND = all terms must occur in the hits
Combine search terms
Example: consequences of the dollarization to the
exchange rates in Latin America
Dollarization
Exchange rates
Latin America
Venture capital
Risk capital
OR = one of the terms must occur
Business ethics
Corporate culture
Professional ethics
NOT = a term may not occur
Summary
Narrow down with AND Enlarge with OR Exclude with NOT