Example: If a student types global warming into a database search field, the results will automatically search as though they typed global AND warming.
OR...
Broadens Search Results
Best used with synonyms, related words, and different spellings
Example: If a student searches for global warmingOR air pollution they will retrieve many more related results from the database.
NOT...
Limits a search by removing results that use specific words
In search engines (Google, Bing), use the minus sign (-) instead
i.e. -.com will remove all commercial websites
Example:Global warming NOT air pollution will only retrieve results with global warming. No records with air pollution will appear.
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