The search engine on the Library website allows for the following types of searches, sometimes called Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT and a phrase search using quotation marks.

AND searches:
If two words are put in the search box, the search engine will automatically do an AND search. That means it will look for pages that include both words. For example, a search on RESEARCH GUIDE will find all pages on the website that include both RESEARCH and GUIDE.

OR searches:
A search on RESEARCH OR GUIDE means that the search engine will look for all pages on the website that include either the words RESEARCH or GUIDE.

NOT searches:
A search on RESEARCH NOT GUIDE means that the search will look for only those pages that include RESEARCH but not the word GUIDE. This type of search is helpful, for example, if you're looking for information on apple the fruit, not Apple the computer company. In that situation, you would type in APPLE NOT COMPUTER.

Phrase searches:
A phrase search is used to find words in an exact order. In this situation a search on "RESEARCH GUIDE" (note the quotation marks around the search) will only find those pages that include the words RESEARCH GUIDE as they appear as an exact phrase.