Phrase Searching
Why use it?
Some search tools are less intuitive than others, and this is especially true when searching for phrases. A phrase is a combination of words in a specific order with a specific meaning. For example, climate change is a phrase -- these two words must be together and must be in this order to have meaning.
When searching for a phrase, such as climate change, some search tools will require the user to put quotation marks("") around them to keep the phrase intact.
How it works:
Using the example above, if you were doing a search on climate change, you would use the quotation marks in the following manner:
canopy structure AND "climate change"
Not every search tool requires the use of quotation marks as some will automatically assume two words together not separated by AND, OR, or NOT mean you are searching for those terms as a phrase.
Refer to the help guide of the search tool you are using to determine whether or not it is required.
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