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ACC539 Research Skills Guide: Search strategies

Common Search Tips

These search tips can help you to find more relevant results in Primo Search and many other library databases. If these tips don't work in the database you are using check their help section for their set of symbols.

Search Operator Example
Use AND to retrieve results that contain both of your search terms.  inventory management AND control
Use OR to retrieve results that contain any or all of your search terms. business intelligence OR BI
Using NOT to exclude irrelevant results.>  manager NOT supervisor
Combine terms with parentheses to create complex searches. (inventory management OR inventory control) AND "business intelligence"
Use quotation marks to search for a phrase "digital dashboards"
Search for terms with different word endings using an asterisk. manag* = manage, managed, managing, management
A question mark can be used to replace a single letter within a word. organi?ation = organization or organisation

 

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  • Can you combine two different terms with an AND?

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