Order of Operations
When more than one Boolean or proximity operator is used in the same search statement, the operators are executed in a specific order. The following table shows the order of operations for Boolean and proximity operators in different search systems.
CONSORT/OhioLINK
Catalog |
OhioLINK
Research Databases |
FirstSearch |
Terms in parentheses Adjacent NEAR, WITHIN AND, AND NOT OR |
Terms in parentheses ADJ, NEAR WITH SAME AND, NOT OR |
Terms in parentheses WITH, NEAR AND, OR, NOT - |
