Boolean searching is built on a method of symbolic logic. Boolean search techniques can be used to carry out effective searches, cutting out many unrelated documents. Strawberry supports the following Boolean search operators:
AND ([SPACE])
Using [SPACE] (AND) narrows down a search by combining terms; it will retrieve objects that use all the search terms you specify, as in this example:
- “Portland Oregon” (will search for assets and projects matching both criteria)
- “Footage Berlin” (will search for assets and projects matching both criteria)
- “Elvis mp3” (will search for assets and projects matching both criteria)
OR (or)
Using OR broadens a search to include results that contain either of the words you type in. OR is a good tool to use when there are several common spellings or synonyms of a word, as in this example:
- liberal or democrat (will search for assets and projects matching one of the criteria)
- wav or mp3 (will search for assets and projects matching one of the criteria)
- lake or sea (will search for assets and projects matching one of the criteria)
NOT (-)
Using NOT will narrow a search by excluding certain search terms. NOT retrieves documents that contain the first, but not the second of the search terms entered, as in this example:
“Oregon -travel” (will search for assets and projects excluding one criteria) ”
“Music” -Wav” (will search for assets and projects excluding one criteria)
”Ocean” -Fish” (will search for assets and projects excluding one criteria)