[CASL-L] Booleon search terms - do you teach them?

[LaPlante, Casey]

I always teach Boolean searching within the databases, some of our favorite
examples are "Lacrosse NOT Buick" and "child OR youth OR juvenile" and
"exercise OR fitness OR sports".

Here's our two favorite videos to share with HS students (funny, but
effective!):
https://youtu.be/sdx9dACkvyI

https://youtu.be/QfvDPpnV0Pg

Casey

On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 9:14 AM Cheryl Robertson <
robertsonc at guilfordschools.org> wrote:

> I LOVE that idea Juliann, and I will steal it.  :)
>
> I teach Boolean search terms in our middle school, and the kids pick it up
> quickly.  It came in handy recently when students were researching the
> abolitionist John Brown, and authors named John Brown were among the many
> returns.  One of my boys used "Not" John Brown (author), and it worked well
> for him.  Most kids at this age (7th and 8th) stick to using one "and" in
> the advanced search, but some of the kids go beyond that.
>
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 9:51 AM Juliann T. Moskowitz <
> juliann14 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I've taught Boolean searching from middle school up to university
>> students. When I taught the concept to middle schoolers I had them stand up
>> or sit down based on the boolean operator. Examples:  everyone with jeans
>> AND sneakers stand up. Everyone with jeans OR sneakers stand up, etc. I
>> think the visual representation helped them to understand it a little
>> better.
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>> Juliann T. Moskowitz
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>> Instruction and Information Literacy Librarian
>>
>> Wahlstrom Library
>>
>> University of Bridgeport
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>> Bridgeport, CT 06604
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>> *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2023 12:19 PM
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>> *Subject:* [CASL-L] Booleon search terms - do you teach them?
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I wanted to know if you teach Booleon search terms (and,or, not) for more
>> effective searching when using keywords?  Can someone clarify for me (I
>> feel awful about not knowing) why when trying these search terms they do
>> not always work?  Are they only effective when using databases vs. using a
>> search engine to look something up?  My TIS and I were trying them in hopes
>> of helping students learn these strategies, but did not find anything that
>> worked the way we wanted when we tried them.  Am I missing something?
>> Thanks for your help!
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Loretta Sullivan
>> Library Media Specialist
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Casey LaPlante
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Granby Memorial High School
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