1. Becoming a Savvy Searcher Tips for Using Boolean Search Methods

2. Boolean Operators Developed by George Boole in the mid-19 th century Defines relationships between terms antiques.lovetoknow.com

3. Main Elements AND OR NOT imagur.com

4. AND The simplest function to apply Each result contains all of the terms searched Example: shark attacks AND surfing will bring up results that contain both shark attacks and surfing newyorksurffilmfestival.com

5. OR Provides for more possibilities and broadens search Results contain at least one of the search terms Example: honey badgers OR wolverines todayifoundout.comwildanimalfightclub.com

6. NOT A command of exclusion Results do not contain specified terms Telling the database to ignore implications Example: York NOT York Peppermint Patties beenthere-donethat.org.ukhersheys.com

7. Other Elements “” () ~ @

8. Wild Cards *?^$ *?^$ parishotelboutique.com

9. Seek

10. Bibliography http://www.ere.net/2009/10/06/a-recruiters-guide-to- boolean-searching-and-the-worlds-largest-free-cv- database/ http://libguides.mit.edu/c.php?g=175963&p=1158594 http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php ?id=3883 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean_algebra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Boole