Hanna, Kathleen A.Lowe, M. SaraMaxson, Bronwen K.Miller, WillieSnajdr, EricStone, Sean M.2017-03-302017-03-302017-03Kathleen Hanna, M. Sara Lowe, Bronwen K. Maxson, Willie Miller, Eric Snajdr, and Sean M. Stone. “Search Query Sea Change: Is It Time to Transform the Way We Teach Boolean?” ACRL Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, March 23, 2017.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/12145Are searches that use Boolean operators better than natural language (phrase) searches? Librarians are led to believe this by common practice in reference and instruction; yet, a study of the efficacy of Boolean searches reveals a sea change, especially in first-year instruction. This poster will highlight results of a study, which compared simple Boolean search queries versus natural language searches in eight popular databases.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United StatesInformation LiteracyPoster