Krahasoni metodat

	Operatorët Kërkues Boolean	Kërkimi i literaturës gri
Fusha	Aftësitë hulumtuese	Aftësitë hulumtuese
Familja	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Viti i origjinës	1847 (Boolean algebra); 1960s (database applications)	1990s (formalized in systematic review guidelines)
Krijuesi	George Boole and IT information retrieval practitioners	Information specialists and systematic review methodologists (Cochrane Collaboration, Health Technology Assessment)
Lloji	Tool	Tool
Burimi themelues	Wilkinson, M. D., Sansone, S. A., Vandervalk, B., & Rocca-Serra, P. (2011). Evaluating information retrieval systems: a guide for researchers. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 11(2), 181–190.	Rothstein, H. R., & Hopewell, S. (2009). Grey literature. In J. P. Higgins & S. Green (Eds.), Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions (Version 5.0.2, Chapter 13). The Cochrane Collaboration.
Emërtime të tjera	Boolean logic, Boolean search, AND OR NOT	grey literature, gray literature, unpublished literature
Të lidhura	2	3
Përmbledhja	Boolean search operators are logical functions—AND, OR, NOT, and parentheses—used to combine and filter search terms in bibliographic databases, library catalogs, and search engines. Named after mathematician George Boole (1815–1864), Boolean logic has been applied to information retrieval since the 1960s. These operators allow researchers to construct complex, precise searches that retrieve only articles meeting specific combinations of criteria, dramatically improving search efficiency and reducing irrelevant results.	Grey literature comprises documents and data not published through conventional commercial channels—including theses, government reports, clinical trial registries, conference abstracts, organizational policy documents, and working papers. Unlike journal articles, grey literature is not indexed in MEDLINE or Scopus and often lacks peer review. However, it is crucial for systematic reviews because it may contain null or negative findings that are less likely to be published (publication bias). Systematic grey literature searching is now a standard component of evidence synthesis and is recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration, PRISMA, and other methodological guidelines.