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| Simply describe the information that you want. For example, "endocrine disrupters " |
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| Ask a question that you want answered. For example, "How
do I find information on the environment?" |
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| List important keywords relevant to your search topic.
For example, "Research" |
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| Refine a keyword search using boolean operators. |
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Meaning |
Action |
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AND |
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only documents containing all of the specific
words or phrases. For example, "environment
& research" finds documents with both
words. |
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OR |
Finds
documents containing at least one of the specified
words or phrases. For example, "environment
| research" finds documents containing either
word. |
! |
AND
NOT |
Excludes
documents containing the specific word or phrase.
For example, "environment ! research" finds
documents containing "environment" but not containing
"research". |
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Document Search |
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