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Adjacent
Find one word or phrase. Two or more words are first searched together as a singe phrase. If the phrase is not found, "and" is inserted for you.
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child development taking sides |
Phrase Searches
Search for complete phrases by enclosing them in quotation marks. Words enclosed in double quotes will appear together in all results exactly as typed. |
"world health organization" |
Wildcards
Find catalog description words that begin xxx*
Use an asterisk to match both the singular and plural of a word, words that start with the same root, and variant spellings.
One asterisk * finds 1 to 5 letters. Double asterisks ** are open-ended.
You may also use a question mark ('?') to replace a
single character anywhere within a word.
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twin* photo**
wom?n |
Boolean Operators
Find words in sets. Use "and" to search mulriple words. Use "or" to find at least one of the words. Use "and not" to exclude words. Use parentheses to group words together. |
(games or toys) and (child* or infant*)
(alaska or canada) and (adventure and not vacation) |
Proximity Operators
Find words near each other. Use "near" to find words close to each other, in any order. Use "within n" to find terms that occur within 'n' words of each other. |
michigan near university
child* near psychology
america* within 3 econom* |
Field limits
Find words only in a Title, a Subject, or an Author. Use abbreviation to specifiy search field. For title use "t: ", for subject use "s: ", for author use "a: "
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a:twain and t:huck**
(a:united and a:states) and (s:handicapped or s:disabled) |
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