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Search Tips. Multiple Words. global warming = global AND warming = warming global = warming AND global. Phrase Searches. Searches for global and warming to occur anywhere in the same record. Parenthesis: searches for global warming as a phrase in a record.

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  1. Search Tips

  2. Multiple Words global warming = global AND warming = warming global = warming AND global

  3. Phrase Searches Searches for global and warming to occur anywhere in the same record. Parenthesis: searches for global warming as a phrase in a record. “global warming” ≠ global warming

  4. Boolean Operators dog AND cat dog OR cat dog NOT cat

  5. Wildcards * replaces up to 5 non space characters inter* = interim OR internet OR internal etc. inter* ≠ international col*r = color OR colour etc.

  6. Wildcards ** comput** = computer OR computation etc. replaces any number of non space characters

  7. Wildcards ? wom?n = women OR woman etc. replaces a single character anywhere in a word

  8. Proximity Operators Used to retrieve records that contain the specified words or phrases within ten words of each other in the same indexed field. international NEAR conference

  9. field limits Limits specific words or phrases to a specific field

  10. Grouping Most relevant titles  Highly relevant titles  Very relevant titles  Relevant titles  Other relevant titles

  11. Related Slideshows • Searching by Advanced Keyword • Browsing Collection by Topic • Anatomy of Initial Search Screen

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