ES-90 - ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH METHODS
DATABASE SEARCHING: BOOLEAN OPERATORS: "AND"
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and
or
&
or
+
Usage
The "
and
" is used to combine two or more words and/or phrases to reduce the size of the search result.
Example
Searching for the
subject
words "
horses
"
and
"
cows
" in a library catalog or other database containing works (books, articles) about horses and cows.
Only the green group, the books or articles whoserecords contain both the words "
horses
" and "
cows
" satisfy the search request.