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Professional Code of Conduct and Wellness in Architecture in the United States

Getting Started: Basic Search Strategies

The Boolean Search Approach: This allows you to expand your search by using multiple and similar key phrases with the use of the following conjunctions, AND, OR, NOT, NEAR.

Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT, NEAR) are used by EBSCOhost and other academic databases to enhance and improve a patron's search inquiry.   Boolean Operators play a key role in search efficiency and precision by:

  1. Refining Searches
  2. Broadening Searches
  3. Excluding Irrelevant Results
  4. Managing Complex Queries
  5. Enhanced Relevance

Let us begin with the phrase - Professional Code of Conduct and Wellness in Architecture in the United States.

What are the Keywords?  They are as follows:

1. Professional Code of Conduct

2. Wellness

3. United States

What are the Boolean Operators for these keywords? They are as follows:

EBSCOhost Search Terms:

  1. Professional Code of Conduct in Architecture:
    • "professional code of conduct" OR "ethical standards" OR "professional ethics" AND "architecture"
  2. Wellness in Architecture:
    • "wellness" OR "health and well-being" OR "sustainable design" OR "well-being in architecture"
  3. United States:
    • "United States" OR "U.S." OR "America"

***Full Boolean Operator Search Phrase:

("professional code of conduct" OR "ethical standards" OR "professional ethics") AND ("architecture") AND ("wellness" OR "health and well-being" OR "sustainable design" OR "well-being in architecture") AND ("United States" OR "U.S." OR "America")