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Library. PsycINFO. Combine search terms with Boolean operators. Next = Click. reading. dyslexia. reading. dyslexia. Library. Boolean operators. Use Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT to combine search terms AND: all terms must occur e.g. reading AND dyslexia (restrict) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Combine search terms with Boolean operators
PsycINFO
Library
Next = Click
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Boolean operators
Use Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT to combine search terms
AND: all terms must occure.g. reading AND dyslexia (restrict)
OR: at least one of the terms must occure.g. reading OR dyslexia (expand)
NOT: the second term should not occure.g. reading NOT dyslexia (exclude)
Library
dyslexia reading
reading dyslexia
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Method 1: search across Multiple Fields
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Search sample: attributions of students
students
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attribution
AND : both terms must occur
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Combine with OR
Results: 79 records on both students and attributionInclude the term fear in a search for anxiety
anxiety
fear
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Results: records that all contain at least one of the terms
A new search: coercion NOT violence
coercion
violence
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Method 2: combined search using Advanced Search
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attribution and
Multiple operators can be used
Control the order of precedence with parentheses
(fear or anxiety)
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Boolean operators
restrict with AND expand with OR exclude with NOT use parentheses in searches with more than one
Boolean operator
Library