Keyword & Boolean Searching

KeywordA significant word or phrase relating to a topic searching allows you to search all of the fields of a record at the same time.

Sample Fields for a Keyword Search: Author, Title, Year, Subject Headings, Abstract or summary of contents

BooleanA system that allows users to combine words or phrases while searching searching allows you to combine more than one topic in a search, for example, "tobacco AND advertising."
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