Using words like “AND,” “OR,” or “NOT” will help refine your results. These words are called Boolean operators, and each serves a different purpose for your research.

Using AND means that all of your results will include both the keyword “depression” and the keyword “mental health.” AND can help narrow your results.

Using OR means that some of your results will only have the keyword “mental health,” some will only have the keyword “depression,” and some will have both. OR can help broaden your results.

Using NOT means that all of your results will include the keyword “mental health,” and none of your results will include the keyword “depression.” NOT is used when you want to eliminate a word that is dominating the conversation.

Getting to Google Advanced Search

To get to Google Advanced Search, on Google’s homepage, click on “Settings” in the bottom right hand corner of the screen, then “Advanced Search.”

Find Pages With

This area will let you search for specific words and phrases, eliminate words you don’t want to see, and make sure all your results include certain words.

Narrow Your Results

This area will let you narrow your results by language, date, file type, or word usage.