This tool is designed to help you create a search string using Boolean search operators. Add your key concepts and synonyms then click the button. The resulting search string can be copied and pasted into a database search box or UMBrella.
AND - narrows a search; connects two or more words (or phrases)
Use to include two or more key concepts, such as sleep AND students
OR - broadens a search; allows either word (or phrase) to be included
Use to expand search to related concepts, such as college OR university
This tool is designed to help you create a search string using Boolean search operators. Add your key concepts and synonyms then click the button. The resulting search string can be copied and pasted into a database search box or UMBrella.
Copy and paste the above search string into a search box
The Search Strategy Builder was developed by the University of Arizona Libraries and is used under a Creative Commons License.