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Spark 1 (Mireles)

The Hidden Curriculum

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Let's say you are writing a paper about cave paintings in Spain.

Which search is the most appropriate?

"cave paintings" OR Spain: 1 votes (4.35%)
"cave paintings" AND Spain: 22 votes (95.65%)
Total Votes: 23

Let's say you are writing a paper about dinosaurs in movies.

Which search is the most appropriate?

dinosaurs AND (films OR movies): 15 votes (75%)
dinosaurs AND films OR movies: 5 votes (25%)
Total Votes: 20

Smart Searching - Tips & Tricks from UH West Oahu

  

Boolean Logic

 

AND, OR

Join together search terms in a logical manner.

AND : narrows searches, used to join dissimilar terms
OR : broadens searches, used to join similar terms

Examples:

#1
"popular culture" AND mummies

#2
“paleolithic art” OR “cave paintings”

#3
archaeology
AND
film OR movies

 

Phrase Searching

 

" "

To search for specific phrases, enclose them in quotation marks. The database will search for those words together in that order.

Examples:

"popular culture"

“rock art”

"upper Paleolithic"