Boolean Expressions

You can use Boolean expressions for more sophisticated searching.

Boolean searching uses multiple search words as well as AND, OR, NOT, and ( ).

 

For example, searching for:

  • Smith AND Jones shows entities containing Smith and Jones.

  • Smith OR Jones shows entities containing Smith or Jones.

  • Smith AND NOT Jones show entities containing Smith but not Jones.

  • Smith AND (Jones OR Brown OR Boyd) shows entities containing Smith and Jones, Brown, or Boyd.

  • Smith AND NOT (Jones OR Brown OR Boyd) shows entities containing Smith but not Jones, Brown, or Boyd.