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| search Type | Description | Examples |
| Phrase | Multiple words are searched together as an exact phrase. |
united states supreme court attention deficit disorder |
| Truncation | Words may be truncated using an asterisk * for 1-5 characters. Use double asterisks ** for 6 or more characters. | polic* math** |
| Wildcard | Use an asterisk * to replace any letter in a word. | wom*n |
| Connectors | Use "and" to specify both words. Use "or" to specify either word. Use "and not" to exclude words. Use parentheses to group words when using multiple connectors. |
cat or feline (alaska or canada) and (recreation and not hiking) |
| Proximity | Use "near" to specify words close to each other, in any order. Use " within #" to specify words within a set range of each other. Symbol # may stand for any number. |
California near university colorado within 12 wyoming |
| Field search |
Specify fields to search, using field abbreviation. Fields
available for this database are a: (author) t: (title) s: (subject) m: (children's subject) n: (other notes fields) |
a:shakespeare and t:hamlet education and a:missouri and (s:handicapped or s:disabled) |