Use quotation marks to combine multiple words into a single phrase or concept when searching.

Example: "generative grammar"

Connect key terms with AND to specify you want resources that include all listed terms. 

Example: folktales AND immortality

Add synonyms or related terms to your search to expand your resource pool.

Synonym Example: (education OR pedagogy)

Related Term Example: (data OR information OR documentation OR records)

Connect related terms or synonyms with OR to find resources that contain one, some, or all of the terms listed.

Example: idea OR concept OR notion

Enclose related terms and synonyms in parentheses to specify that the database should parse them as a single unit. Think mathematical order of operations.

Example: (effect OR impact OR consequence) AND (counseling OR therapy) AND (teen OR adolescent)