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Mastering Boolean Operators for Effective Library Searches in Business Research

Enhance your research skills by learning to effectively combine search terms using Boolean operators in the University Library's Business Source Premier (BSP) database. Discover how to narrow your search using AND (all terms must occur), broaden it with OR (one of the terms must occur), and exclude unwanted results using NOT (no occurrence of a term). This guide includes practical examples, such as combining terms related to marketing strategies and industries, to help you achieve precise and relevant search results for your academic and professional needs.

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Mastering Boolean Operators for Effective Library Searches in Business Research

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  1. University Library Business Source Premier (BSP) Combining search terms with Boolean operators click = next

  2. Boolean operators • to combine search terms • AND: all terms must occure.g. computers AND education (narrow) • OR: one of the terms must occure.g. computer OR education (broaden) • NOT: the term may not occure.g. computer NOT education (exclude) computerseducation computerseducation computerseducation green = search result

  3. AND = allterms must occur in the hits Example: marketing strategies AND new products

  4. marketing strategy new products

  5. motor vehicle industry automobile industry OR = one of the terms must occur Example: motor vehicle industry OR automobile industry

  6. absenteeism sick leave NOT = exclude a term Example: absenteeism, but NOT sick leave

  7. Summary • Narrow with AND • Broaden with OR • Exclude with NOT

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