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Boolean Operators

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Boolean Operators

What to look for

Boolean operators form the basis of mathematical sets and database logic.

They connect your seach words together to either narrow or broaden your set of results.
The three basic boolean operators are: AND, OR, and NOT.

Why use Boolean operators?

To focus a search, particularly when your topic contains multiple search terms.
To connect various pieces of information to find exactly what you're looking for.
Example:
second creation (title) AND wilmut and campbell (author) AND 2000 (year)

Chronicle of Higher Education
A newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and student affairs professionals. For full access, create a free account using your ECSU email address ( https://www.chronicle.com/account/create ), and then log in to the Chronicle website.
Education Week

Education Week, is recognized as the premier, most trusted source of news, information, and analysis on American pre-collegiate education. Education Week seeks to advance the quality of K-12 education, using a variety of tools both old and new, including the EPE Research Center, Education Week Spotlight reports, and EPE webinars which bring fresh insights and advice to educators online.
Educator's Reference Complete OneFile
Provides full text for titles in the ERIC database and covers multiple levels of education and every educational specialty, such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing, and provides insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. A great resource for a variety of educators—from teachers and administrators to those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level.
Career & Technical Education Database
Vocational information on technical topics, such as computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.
Classroom Resources - North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Find Department of Public Instruction goals and objectives for classroom subjects and grade levels for North Carolina. The look-up service provides a convenient way for teachers, administrators, and parents to verify the instructional objectives of the Standard Course of Study at a given grade by subject area.

Includes K-12 Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction,
Digest of Education Statistics
A compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, educational attainment, finances, federal funds for education, libraries, and international education.
CuriosityStream
A streaming video platform of documentary series and features covering every topic from space exploration to adventure to the secret life of pets. With thousands of titles, including exclusive originals, CuriosityStream delivers shows across the full spectrum of the non-fiction genre to demystify science, nature, history, technology, society, lifestyle, and more.

In addition to browser use, a CuriosityStream app is available through Roku, Apple TV Channels and Apple TV, Xbox One, Amazon Fire TV, Sprint, Google Chromecast, iOS, Android, Amazon Prime Video Channels, YouTube TV, Sling TV, and Comcast Xfinity on Demand.