Connecting keywords
You need to connect your key concepts together to search
Use AND to connect different concepts. This will search results containing all of these words:
working hours AND family
Use OR to connect similar terms. This will search for results containing one or more of these words:
family OR parents
("working hours" OR "hours of work") AND (family OR parents)
Tips:
Use quotations marks "..." around phrases to keep words together exactly. For example "South Australia" or "family life"
Use truncation* to find the plural and other forms of a word
Add brackets () to group similar keywords together. For example ("South Australia" OR SA)
Use the filters under 'Refine my results' to find exactly what you need:
- Narrow by Resource Type: Books or Articles or Videos
- Find scholarly journal articles by selecting Show Only > Peer-reviewed Journals
- Narrow your search by a Publication Date range
More help:
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Connecting terms with AND & OR
This interactive activity from The University of Adelaide demonstrates how AND/OR searching works -
How to save time searching databases
Truncation and wildcards