Answered By: Research Librarians
Last Updated: May 19, 2021     Views: 151

Use the Boolean or logical operator "NOT" to exclude a term from your search results.

  • titanic NOT movie
  • martin luther NOT king
  • python NOT monty

Select NOT from a drop-down menu, or type it into a text entry search box, as shown below:

Shows sample searches for python not monty

Use "NOT" with caution as it sometimes excludes records that would be helpful.

"NOT" can be used in most research databases and OneSearch.