Business Source Premier (BSP) Combining search terms with Boolean operators University Library 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)  NOT: the term may not occur e.g. computer NOT education (exclude) computers education green = search result

AND = all terms must occur in the hits Example: marketing strategies AND new products

new products marketing strategy

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