Boolean Logic
For better search results, try Boolean Operators!
AND connects terms and narrows the search
OR expands the search (finds either term)
NOT use to exclude terms
For example:
Quotes
When searching on phrases or titles, use quotes!
For example:
"Wuthering Heights"
"to be or not to be"
Truncation
To look for variations of a root word, try truncation!
For example:
teach* will search for teach, teacher, teaching, etc.
The following video provides an overview of how to use the Boolean Operators AND, OR, and NOT to combine keywords in a search strategy:
The following video shows how to choose keywords and brainstorm for alternate words: