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Connecting Keywords

Now it's time to put it all together. Constructing a search using Boolean operators is a little like setting up a mathematical equation. Whenever you have more than one Boolean operator, such as AND and OR, it is necessary to separate them with parentheses. This tells the database the proper sequence in which to search for the keywords.

Boolean Example 3
searching Academic Search Elite

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