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Search skills
BOOLEAN OPERATORS
Boolean Operators are the words AND, OR, NOT. These can be used between your keywords in a search.
Boolean operators can either broaden or narrow your search.
BRACKETS
Use to group search elements.
Keywords and operators in parentheses are searched for first, then added to the keywords and operators outside the parentheses
e.g. women AND (employment OR work)
Find out more on the Business School Library and Research Skills page on ELE
Good search skills will help you find the most useful and relevant material for your topic.