Tips for Common Search Tools

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5-Search Tools

Tips for Common Search Tools

Academic Search Complete

AND: default (alternatively: term AND term)
OR: term OR term
NOT: term NOT term
Exact Phrase: “exact phrase search”
Grouping: term AND (term OR term)

Bing

AND: default
OR: term OR term
NOT: term NOT term
Exact Phrase: “exact phrase search”
Grouping: Not available

Google

AND: default
OR: term OR term
NOT: term -term (example: animal -cat)
Exact Phrase: “exact phrase search”
Grouping: term AND (term OR term)

WorldCat

AND: term AND term
OR: term OR term
NOT: term NOT term
Exact Phrase: “exact phrase search”
Grouping: term AND (term OR term)

FSCJ Library Catalog

AND: term AND term
OR: term OR term
NOT: term NOT term
Exact Phrase: “exact phrase search”
Grouping: term AND (term OR term)

This chapter is adapted from 6. Tips for Common Search Tools in Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research by Teaching & Learning, University Libraries.

Note: The comparison below is between this text and the current version of the text from which it was adapted.

additions / ~~deletions~~

Academic Search Complete

 	AND: default (alternatively: term AND term)
 	OR: term OR term
 	NOT: term NOT term
 	Exact Phrase: "exact phrase search"
 	Grouping: term AND (term OR term)




Bing

 	AND: default
 	OR: term OR term
 	NOT: term NOT term
 	Exact Phrase: "exact phrase search"
 	Grouping: Not available




Google

 	AND: default
 	OR: term OR term
 	NOT: term -term (example: animal -cat)
 	Exact Phrase: "exact phrase search"
 	Grouping: term AND (term OR term)




WorldCat

 	AND: term AND term
 	OR: term OR term
 	NOT: term NOT term
 	Exact Phrase: "exact phrase search"
 	Grouping: term AND (term OR term)




FSCJ Library Catalog

 	AND: term AND term
 	OR: term OR term
 	NOT: term NOT term
 	Exact Phrase: "exact phrase search"
 	Grouping: term AND (term OR term)

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