Boolean Searching

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Boolean logic defines logical relationships between terms in a search. Developed by George Boole, a 19th Century English mathematician the Boolean operators are AND, OR, and NOT. You can use these operators to create a very broad or very narrow search.

 "AND" logic

AND : Using AND narrows a search by combining terms.
"OR" logic   

OR : Using OR broadens a search to include results that contain either of the words you're looking for.
"NOT" logic   

NOT : Using NOT will narrow a search by exclusion. (Some search engines, like Google, recognize the minus (-) symbol, instead of the word NOT).
Quotations: Placing quotations around a specific phrase will help you narrow results in order to find information containing that exact wording. 

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