LLCU 295. Special Topics: Sport and Global Relations

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The default search in Omni is simple or Basic Search. Enter one or more of your topic keywords into the Omni search box. 

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• "sports diplomacy"
• "settler colonialism"
• "soft power"

Basic search supports the use of Boolean operators: AND, OR or NOT. They must be entered in uppercase.

AND is used to combine keywords representing different concepts. Using AND ensures that all search terms are present in the results. For example:

• "soft power" AND sports AND mega-event

OR is used to combine related/synonymous keywords. For example:

• Olympics OR "Olympic Games"

Once you have your initial search results, you may want to narrow or broaden your search. For example:

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• For example: "soft power" AND "sports" AND mega-events 

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  • For example: (Olympics OR "Olympic Games")