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ENG102 - Costa-Matthews

Creating Search Keywords

Advanced Searching Techniques

Once you've determined keywords to produce relevant search results for your topic, use the following techniques to filter and refine your results:
AND
Type AND in-between keywords to find results that contain both keywords. Must be in all caps.
V for Vendetta AND identity
OR
Type OR in-between keywords to find results that contain either of the keywords Must be in all caps.
(useful when you have synonyms or related words that mean the same thing)
totalitarianism OR fascism
Quotations " "
Use quotes to search for a multi-word concept or phrase exactly
"V for Vendetta"
Asterisk Symbol *
Use * to include alternate word endings
e.g. politic* would search for the words politics and political
Parenthesis ( )
use parentheses to create separate groups of actions in your search - similar to a math equation
"V for Vendetta" AND (hero OR villain)

 

For more information, examples, and tutorials see SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION.