Advanced Search features allow you to use Boolean operators to adjust your search settings
Boolean searching allows you to include or exclude specific terms from your search to help you more easily locate materials. This is done by using the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT. These dropdowns are available at the top of your search results. A brief explanation of each Boolean operator:
- AND – Pulls resources where all of your search terms appear. AND makes your search smaller.
- OR – Pulls resources where one or the other or both of your search terms appear. Using OR makes your search larger.
- NOT – Excludes a word from your search. Using NOT makes your search smaller.
Using a series of dropdown menus, you can also select which specific fields of an item’s record that you want to search, such as title or author.