Boolean operators - AND, OR, and NOT.
- Use AND to find results that include both terms. This narrows a search.
- fake news AND social media
- Use OR to find results that include one term or both. This broadens a search.
- Use NOT to exclude unrelated terms.
Phrase Searching " " - search the words together in a sentence, not as separate keywords. This narrows a search.
“social media”, “political election”
Truncation * - search different forms of word. This broadens a search.
technolog* finds technology, technologies
Different databases use different truncation symbols so it is important to check the database 'Help' information or 'Search Tips' for details about which symbol to use.