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BOOLEAN BOOLEAN SEARCHINGSEARCHINGBOOLEAN BOOLEAN
SEARCHINGSEARCHING
How it can help you do How it can help you do effective database and effective database and
Internet searchingInternet searching
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What is Boolean searching?
• It is based on a method of logic developed by George Boole, a 19th century English mathematician.
• Most online databases and Internet search engines support Boolean searches.
• It allows you to do effective searches by cutting out many
unrelated documents.
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Basic Boolean Operators:
•AND•OR•NOT
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AND• Using AND narrows your search.• It retrieves documents that
contain both of the search terms or keywords that you specify.
• The more terms you connect with AND, the fewer search results you will find.
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Example Using AND:• Poverty AND
Crime• Documents are
retrieved containing both search terms.
• Blue shaded area represents search results.
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OR• Using OR broadens your search.• It retrieves documents that
contain either of the search terms or keywords that you specify, but not necessarily both.
• The more terms you connect with OR, the more search results you will find. (Remember: OR gives you more!)
• Use it to search for similar terms.
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Example Using OR:• College OR College OR
UniversityUniversity• Documents are
retrieved containing either search term.
• Gold shaded area represents search results.
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NOT
• Using NOT narrows your search.• It retrieves documents that do not
contain a search term in your search.
• Use NOT to exclude a term from your search and to find fewer results.
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Example Using NOT:• Cats NOT Dogs• Documents are
retrieved containing only information on cats, and nothing on dogs.
• Purple shaded area represents search
results.
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Advanced Boolean Search Techniques
•“Quotation Marks”
•(Parentheses)
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“Quotation Marks”• Using quotation marks narrows
your search.• It requires words to be searched
as a phrase in the exact order that you type them within the quotation marks.
• Helpful for searching multiple-word terms, places, or a person’s name.
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Examples Using “ ”• “global warming”• “New York City”• “Brad Pitt”• Note: Using “quotation marks” will
give you different search results than if you use the AND operator between each word without quotes.
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(Parentheses)• (Parentheses) allow you to combine
any of the Boolean operators together in combination.
• Use NOT and OR together to limit your search.
• Use AND and OR together to expand your search.
• Using ( ) allows you to combine two possible searches into
one, and it saves you time.
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Example #1 Using ( )• “alternative energy” NOT (wind
OR solar)• Using this search string would allow
you to find documents about alternative energy, but not wind or solar methods – it would only give you other methods.
• Your search is narrowed by using NOT, and you exclude more by using OR.
• How could this be divided into 2 searches?
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Example #2 Using ( )• “peanut butter” and (salmonella
OR “food poisoning”)• Using this search string allows you to
find anything about peanut butter as it relates to salmonella or food poisoning.
• Salmonella and food poisoning are two related terms. So combining them in ( ) with OR helps us find more info.
•How could this be divided into 2 searches?
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How do I know which Boolean Operators to
use?
•AND•OR •NOT •“ ”• ( )
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Sample Question #1• I want to find information about
cloning humans.• You may want to try a couple of
search strings for more varied results.
• Possible searches:– cloning AND human– “human cloning”
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Sample Question #2
• I want to find information about either Brad Pitt or his wife, Angelina Jolie.
• Suggested search:– “Brad Pitt” OR “Angelina Jolie”
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Sample Question #3
• I want to find information about mummies, but not mummies in Egypt.
• Suggested search:– mummies NOT Egypt
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Sample Question #4• I want to find information
about behavior in cats.• Consider: is there more than one
term used for a cat?• Possible search:
– behavior AND (cats OR felines)
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Sample Question #5• I want information on designing
web sites, but not on specific web design software programs.
• Consider: which software programs help you create web sites?
• Possible searches:– “web site design” NOT (Dreamweaver
OR “Front Page”)– “web site design” NOT software
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Boolean Search Tips
• If you find too many search results, you may need to narrow your search. Revise your search by adding additional terms using AND, or excluding a term using NOT.
• If you do not find enough search results, you may need to expand your search. Try using synonyms for your search term using OR.
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Boolean Search Tips• You may need to try searching for your
search terms in several different ways to find different results.
• If you are still having problems finding what you need, consider these questions:– Is my topic too broad?– Is my topic too specific?– What are some other search terms I can
use?– How can I search these terms differently?
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Remember:
• Your friendly library staff is here to help if you need further assistance!
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Happy Searching!