1. Phrase search: Use " " to keep two or more words together as a phrase
- "dog owners"
- "musical theater majors"
2. Truncation: * Most databases use the asterisk ( * ) to search variation of word endings
- success* - success, successes, successful
- school* -school, schools, schooled, schooling, schoology, schoolbag, schoolchild, schoolmate, schoolmaster, schoolboy, schoolmistress, schoolgirl...
3. Boolean Operators (Video)
AND-reduced your search results by adding different concepts
- "rock climbers" AND age*
- "anime fans" AND adult*
OR-increase your search results by adding similar concepts
- "anime fans" OR weeb* OR otaku*
- beatnik* OR "beat generation" Or "silent generation"
Not-eliminate a concept
- "toxic chemicals" not chlorine
- insurance not "life insurance"
4. User Brackets for Logical Execution of Your Search Statement
5. Search statement is not case sensitive
- Bill Clinton=bill clinton
- Walmart=walmart
6. Stop words-Do not use stop words unless in quotes
in, off, of, out, forward, the, or, and, up, etc.