Skip to Main Content

Page 1+ Library Search Tips

Simple Search 

  • Enter the important words (keywords) rather than the entire sentence.

simple search with search words: disaster management hotel

 

  • If you want some words to appear together, wrap them in quotation marks.

simple search with search word "social media"

 

  • If you are an experienced searcher and would like to use AND and OR (Boolean operators) for more complex search topics, you must enter them in uppercase letters. You can also use the Advanced Search Interface to build your search. See the Advanced Search Tips here. 

Boolean search example with search string (discrimination OR racism OR sexism) AND (workplace OR work OR job)

NOTE: 

  • Use AND to connect keywords
  • Use OR to connect synonyms 
  • Both AND and OR need to be capitalized