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Type
in Words to search: |
EXAMPLES |
| 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 truncat ion. |
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 and 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), d: (subject),
and N: (note.) |
(a:twain)
and (t:huck*)
(a:united and a:states) and (d:handicapped or d:disabled) |