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University Library. Business Source Premier (BSP). Combining search terms with Boolean operators. click = next. Boolean operators. to combine search terms AND: all terms must occur e.g. computers AND education (narrow) OR: one of the terms must occur e.g. computer OR education (broaden)
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University Library Business Source Premier (BSP) Combining search terms with Boolean operators click = next
Boolean operators • to combine search terms • AND: all terms must occure.g. computers AND education (narrow) • OR: one of the terms must occure.g. computer OR education (broaden) • NOT: the term may not occure.g. computer NOT education (exclude) computerseducation computerseducation computerseducation green = search result
AND = allterms must occur in the hits Example: marketing strategies AND new products
marketing strategy new products
motor vehicle industry automobile industry OR = one of the terms must occur Example: motor vehicle industry OR automobile industry
absenteeism sick leave NOT = exclude a term Example: absenteeism, but NOT sick leave
Summary • Narrow with AND • Broaden with OR • Exclude with NOT