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Video: Using OR & "phrase searching"

Watch the videos below to learn how to use OR to broaden a search and use synonyms and related keywords in your search use "phrase searching." 

Using OR & "Phrase Searching" Explained

Example What the database does
Indigenous OR Aboriginal Finds results that contain either the word Indigenous, or the word Aboriginal. Some results may contain both words.
First Nations Finds the word 'first' and the word 'nations.' The word 'first' could appear in one paragraph, the word 'nations' in another, or these words could appear together.
"First Nations"  Finds these two words together, in that exact order. The phrase "First Nations" will appear somewhere in your results.