About Phrase Searching with Quotation Marks
Search for an exact phrase by placing quotation marks around the search phrase.
Tip: phrase searching works when you are searching library databases, Google, and the Lavery Library Big Red Search Box.
Example for searching a database for "civil rights movement"
For example, a search for "civil rights movement" will search for that exact phrase instead of treating it as a search for civil AND rights AND movement.
Shown below are two database searches. The one on the right uses phrase searching:
Examples for names and titles
Phrase searching is a useful search strategy when you search for a person's name, or a title.
- "Frederick Douglass"
- "The Girl with the Louding Voice"