| Multiple words are
searched together as a phrase. Word order is very important. |
United States supreme court
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| If a phrase includes any or all of the
following words - and, or, not - then put the entire phrase in double quotes. |
"now or never" |
| Common words, such as "of" or "the" are
indexed and must be entered in the search statement. Words that are operators,
for example and, must be enclosed in quotation marks. |
anthropological society of india
oregon "and" washington
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| 1- and 2-letter words must be
entered in the search statement. |
vitamin d
c++
symphony in b flat
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The asterisk (*) matches up to five non-space characters, starting at the
specified position in the word. For example, "inter*" will match "internal" and "internet",
but will not match "international". The '*' wildcard may only appear
after at least two characters.
The '*' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string. For example, "colo*r" finds "color" and "colour".
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femini* finds feminine or feminist or femininity
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Use a double asterisk (**) to search for an unlimited number
of characters.
The '*' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string. |
comp** finds computer or computational or computerization
or computing
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| You may use a question mark (?)
to replace a
single character anywhere within a word. The question mark must be preceded by
at least three (3) characters. |
wom?n finds woman
or women |
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Use and or or to search for multiple words
in the same catalog record. Word order does not matter when using "and" or
"or". And narrows a search by requiring that both
words be found, while or broadens a search by looking for
any of several words. And not excludes words. Parentheses
group words together when using Boolean operators.
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sustainable and development
(teach* or instruc**) and japan*
mexic* and not new mexico
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Use near or within to specify how far apart words can occur. Word order is
not specified.
Near retrieves records that contain the specified words within ten (10) of
each other.
Use within # to specifiy the maximum number of words that may appear between
the specified words. The value of # has no limit.
To use the word near in a search as a term, enclose it in quotes: "near" east |
California near university
america within 3 econom*
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Searching by field limits the search to words found only in specific parts
of the citation. Be sure to include the : after the field
label.
The following field limits are supported:
| Field limit |
Meaning |
| a: |
Search only author fields |
| t: |
Search only title fields |
| s: |
Search only subject fields |
| n: |
Search only note fields |
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a:sarton
t:wallpaper
n:spielberg and s:films
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Use a double asterisk (**) by itself in the first search
box, then choose one or more limit options (location, language, material type,
publisher or year) to see whole categories of materials.
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** and choose Language spanish and Material Type "Video/DVD" to see all spanish-language
films and videos
** and choose Material Type "musical recording" and Year After 2001 to see
recordings published after 2001
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