| Keyword(s) |
Type words in any order to find records that contain all of the words. |
down staircase up retrieves Up the Down Staircase |
| An Exact Phrase |
Type words in order, and use quotation marks. |
"united states supreme court" retrieves United States Supreme Court |
| Words with different endings |
- Use a single asterisk
*
to truncate from 1-5 characters.
- Use a double asterisk
**
for open-ended truncation.
|
- Cambodia* retrieves Cambodia and Cambodian
- dost** retrieves Dostoevsky and Dostoyevsky
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| Multiple words that aren't a phrase |
- Use "and" or "or" to specify multiple words in any field, any order.
- Use "and not" to exclude words.
|
- start and business retrieves items with both start AND business.
- turtle or tortoise retrieves items with either turtle OR tortoise.
- mouse and not computer retrieves items with mouse but not with computer.
|
| Specific or multiple fields |
- author: a:
- title: t:
- subject: s:
- note: n:
|
- a:twain and t:sawyer retrieves Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
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| Keywords search the following fields: |
- Author
- Title
- Subject
- Notes
- Series
- Contents - such as song titles
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