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You can search either by using the advanced search by keyword(s) or by using only the refined search by topic(s) or both.
Use one or more of the boxes to help refine your search. If you use two boxes, the search will look for the combination of both.

Use the truncation symbol * to find plurals and word stems

Use the correct symbols for combining search terms (Keyword search):

Command	Explanation
/	Represents Boolean OR. Expands a search, because EITHER condition may be met. Example: india / china finds information about either of those topics.
&	Represents Boolean AND. Limits a search, because ALL conditions must be met. Use & if the retrieved records must satisfy several criteria at once. Example: india & china finds topics only if they contain BOTH words.
!	Represents Boolean NOT. Excludes records from the search results. Example: india ! china finds topics that contain the word india, but not china

Don't confuse AND and OR. A search for india & china & kenya probably won't find any records, but india / china / kenya will. Why? Because the first search (using &) requires that each record contain all three words. The second search (using /) requests any record containing any of those words.

We strongly recommend that you structure your search using sets. These allow you to combine symbols in a box by using round-brackets to control the order of evaluation (without round brackets, the conditions are evaluated in left-to-right order, which can cause unexpected results).
For example:

(child* & labour) & (ILO / india)
(health / education / water) & (india / china)

You can include or omit spaces around the Boolean symbols (& / !).

To carry out a keyword search, type the keyword in the first search box. You can truncate a word using * to widen your search criteria, for example medic* will search for medical, medicine, medication etc.