A. Boolean Operators
OR is mORe (joins similar terms) e.g. cognitive OR brain
AND is less (joins dissimilar terms) e.g. outsourcing AND Mattel
Sample Search Using both AND and OR
"eating habits" OR diet
AND
"college athletes"
B. Quotation Marks
Use quotation marks to search for a phrase
C. Truncation
Use a symbol, the asterisk * is the most common, to look for variant endings of a word
D. Combine search strategies
Combine search strategies for more efficient searching
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"cyber warfare" OR "cyber attacks"
AND
"online commerce"
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outsourcing OR offshoring
AND
manufacturing
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corruption
AND
finance
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stress OR anxiety
AND
spending