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* Limit yourself to US Government (.gov) or College and University websites (.edu) using Google Advanced Search.
Boolean Searching is is a way to logically link key words together in little mathematical expressions.
AND
A search for “Pirate and Ship” will find results with both words present. This works well when looking for two different ideas together.
OR ‘or is more’
A search for “Pirate or Buccaneer” will find results containing one term, or the other, or both terms together. This works well for words with similar meaning.
NOT
A search for “Pirate not Baseball” will find results with the first term only.
For additional information you may watch the video on Boolean Operators created by University of Auckland
Watch this video by Librarian Jackie Fritz to learn how to use EBSCOhost, the Queen of Databases.
Plagiarism is a practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition). Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2005. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Bucks County Community College. 10 February 2010
Why talking about plagiarism is so important? You will find more information on the BCCC Tutoring Center website:
