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Search terms

Concept 1

AND

Concept 2

AND

Concept 3

Main idea Related idea Subtopic

OR OR OR

Synonym Synonym Synonym

OR OR OR

Synonym Synonym Synonym

• Use “ “ or ( ) to keep words together & in order• Connect different concepts with AND• Connect similar concepts with OR

Boolean Operators

AND = narrow

OR = expand

NOT = exclude

AND is automatically used by Google and other search engines to combine terms

Sometimes a program will use a + or – to substitute for AND or NOT

Searching Tips

Words to AND to your search “pro and con” “opposing view” “ethical aspects” debate controvers*

finds controversy, controversies, controversial

Search Strategy

Concept 1

AND

Concept 2

AND

Concept 3

“drunk driving” debate law

OR OR OR

DUI controvers* statue

OR OR

“intoxicated driving”

“opposing view”

“drunk driving” AND debate AND law

(“drunk driving” OR DUI OR “intoxicated driving”) AND controvers* AND (law OR statue)

(“drunk driving” OR DUI) AND (debate OR controvers*) AND law

Limit Your Results

Use the categories provided by the searching tool to reduce a large results list to a relevant list to meet a specific identified information need

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Search Strategy:(“drunk driving” OR DUI) AND (debate OR controvers*) AND (law or statue)

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