Searching Tricks Part 1

TRUNCATION Use a * at the end of a word Example- president * What words would you get?

Use a * at the end of a word

Example- president *

What words would you get?

Possibilities… President Presidents Presidential

President

Presidents

Presidential

Next Example: What would you get if you typed : Ecol*- Eco*- Poe*-

What would you get if you typed :

Ecol*-

Eco*-

Poe*-

Wild Cards Use a ? In place of unknown letters Example: K ? stan This might bring up the country you cannot spell-- Kyrgyzstan

Use a ? In place of unknown letters

Example: K ? stan

This might bring up the country you cannot spell-- Kyrgyzstan

More Examples: Champ ? n might give us- Tuber ? sis might give us-

Champ ? n might give us-

Tuber ? sis might give us-

BOOLEAN OPERATORS AND OR NOT

AND

OR

NOT

AND This is used to find what two topics have in common . Link KEYWORDS This will narrow your search Example: Vacation AND Beaches What would you find?

This is used to find what two topics have in common . Link KEYWORDS

This will narrow your search

Example: Vacation AND Beaches

What would you find?

AND Vacation Beaches The Crossed Section is the result.

OR This is used to broaden the search. Either word will be searched. Example : What would vacation* OR beach* give as a result?

This is used to broaden the search.

Either word will be searched.

Example : What would vacation* OR beach* give as a result?

OR Vacation* Beach* Both of the Yellow sections are the result.

NOT This is used to narrow the search You are excluding certain searches Example : What would vacation* NOT beach* give for results?

This is used to narrow the search

You are excluding certain searches

Example : What would

vacation* NOT beach* give for results?

NOT Vacation* Beach* NOT The Yellow section is what is left.

+ And - These symbols are often used like AND or NOT Not all databases or search engines use these. Examples : Vitamins + minerals--Looking for vitamins but should also have minerals Vitamins – minerals—Looking for vitamins but should NOT have minerals

These symbols are often used like AND or NOT

Not all databases or search engines use these.

Examples :

Vitamins + minerals--Looking for vitamins but should also have minerals

Vitamins – minerals—Looking for vitamins but should NOT have minerals

Happy Searching