Business Source Premier (BSP)Combining search terms with Boolean operatorsUniversity Libraryclick = next

Boolean operatorsto combine search terms

AND: all terms must occur e.g. computers AND education (narrow)

OR: one of the terms must occur e.g. computer OR education (broaden)

NOT: the term may not occur e.g. computer NOT education (exclude) computers education

computers education

computers education

green = search result

AND = all terms must occur in the hits

Example: marketing strategies AND new products

new productsmarketing strategy

motor vehicle industryautomobile industryOR = one of the terms must occur

Example: motor vehicle industry OR automobile industry

absenteeismsick leaveNOT = exclude a termExample: absenteeism, but NOT sick leave

SummaryNarrow with ANDBroaden with ORExclude with NOT

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