The link below gives you visual representation of what happens when you combine your search keywords with the Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT in databases and website search engines.
Knowledge of AND, OR, NOT may help you troubleshoot challenging searches, Even Google uses a version of Boolean (it runs in the background, but you can see it if you use Google Advanced).
To unleash the full power of Google Scholar, go into Google Scholar settings and search for Frostburg State University as library link to select. Then you can search all the library databases using the familiar Google interface!
You will need to log in with your barcode ID to access the full text articles linked in the right margin of the Scholar search results page.
These recommended education databases listed below are just a few of the approximately 60 FSU databases available via ResearchPort or A_Z Databases. Login required off the FSU campus.
This YouTube video from the University of Auckland, New Zealand demonstrates how to combine search keywords using the Boolean AND, OR, and NOT. It also shows you how to apply Boolean searching in a variety of database and catalog search screens.
Online collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other ready-reference books covering a range of topics:
Resources to help you use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style.