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Symbol |
Explanation |
Example |
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AND |
Logical operator combines all search terms |
teenagers AND diet |
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OR |
Logical operator finds either search term |
diet OR nutrition |
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NOT |
Logical operator excludes specified search term |
diet NOT nutrition |
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() |
Nesting indicates order of search; items in () are found first |
teenagers AND (diet OR nutrition) |
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* |
Truncation finds root word and various endings |
teen* |
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?, # |
Wildcard searches for a character(s) within a word |
wom?n theat### |
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"" |
Phrase searching searches for words as a phrase in the order entered |
"drug abuse" |
Use AND to refine your search and narrow the number of results. Example: alternative energy AND hydrogen
To search a phrase, enclose the term in quotation marks. Example: "alternative energy"
To find all possible word endings add an asterisk* Example: infect* would find infects, infected, infection, infecting, etc.
Too many results? search the terms in the subject field, rather than all text or smart search fields.
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