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UvA Catalogue
Combine search terms
Boolean operators
for combining search terms
AND: all terms must occure.g. computer AND education (restrict)
OR: at least one of the terms must occure.g. computer OR education (enlarge)
AND NOT: this term should not occure.g. computer AND NOT education (except)
AND = all terms must occur
Example: the relation between economic development and
globalization
economic development
globalization
Subject terms are not only about content
Example: you are looking for encyclopedias about opera
opera
encyclop?
OR = one of the terms must occur
Example: books about consumer satisfaction or consumer behaviour
consumer satisfaction
consumer behaviour
AND NOT = this term must not occur
Example: books about consumer behaviour but not in relation with marketing
consumer behaviour
marketing
Summary
Restrict with AND Enlarge with OR Exclude with AND NOT