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."
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. |