The Boolean Operators: AND, OR, and NOT
AND
AND finds sources that mention both listed concepts.
Wikipedia AND accuracy
OR
OR finds sources that mention either of the two concepts.
Wikipedia AND (accuracy OR reliability)
NOT
NOT excludes sources that mention a certain concept.
Wikipedia AND (accuracy OR reliability) NOT “drug information”
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QUOTES
Quotes link phrases together. Putting the phrase “drug information” in quotes searches sources with that exact phrase, instead of searching sources with the word “drug” and “information” separately.
TRUNCATION
Truncation allows you to search a word in its varying forms. To use truncation, type the root of the word and place the truncation symbol (often an *) behind it.
Searching for accura* will include sources that use the term accurate and the term accuracy.
Wikipedia AND (accura* OR reliab*)
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