ASU Libraries

Search Strategies
Analyzing an assignment topic
Creating an initial search strategy
Brainstorming for keywords
Keyword searching
Keyword search tools
Boolean connector – AND
Boolean connector – OR
Boolean connector – NOT
Nesting
Truncation
Creating and using a search strategy

Keyword search tool: nesting

Function: specifies the order of the search. It is required when a search contains two or more different connectors. Brackets are used to group related keywords, connected by OR. The computer searches for the nested keywords first.

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