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Type in Words
to Search: |
EXAMPLES |
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ADJACENCY |
Multiple words are
searched together as one
phrase. |
United States supreme
court |
TRUNCATION |
Words
may be
right-hand truncated using an
asterisk. Use a single asterisk * to truncate from 1-5
characters. Use a double asterisk
** for open-ended truncation. |
environment* polic* fyodor
dost** |
OPERATORS |
Use
"and"
or "or" to
specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use "and
not" to exclude words.
Parentheses group words together when using Boolean
operators. |
(annotated bibliography) and
child*
(alaska or canada) and (adventure not vacation) |
PROXIMITY |
Use
"near"
to specify words close to
each other, in any order. Use "within #" to specify
terms which occur within #
words of each other in the record. |
California near university
america within 3 econom* |
FIELDS |
Specify
fields to
search, using field
abbreviation. Fields available for this database are a:
(author), t: (title), s:
(subject), and N: (note.) |
(a:twain) and
(t:huck*)
(a:united and a:states) and (d:handicapped or
d:disabled) |