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TE 854

Boolean Operators

Research Technique Search Strategies:

Search by Keywords, Subject, Title, or Author
Save marked records using RefWorks, OneDrive, Google Drive, etc....

To Narrow or expand a search use:

  • Boolean Operators: AND, OR, and NOT

EX: critical thinking AND teaching AND (universities or colleges)

Boolean Operators, And, Or, Not

  • Truncation: Cut off the end of the work and add the Asterisk symbol

    • teach* = teaching, teachers, teacher, teachable....

  • Use synonyms to expand your search or phrase searching

    • education, educational, "educational ideals"

  • Use subject headings to limit to a more narrow search in the limiters

  • Limit by resource type, year, etc....

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