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The search is very simple to use in its basic form, simply enter the search terms
you wish to search for and press the search button to perform the search and the results will
be displayed 5 at a time with the most relevant first.
Boolean Expressions
If you wish to perform a more complex search using boolean operators, AND, OR and
NOT, you can. Examples of how this works are shown in the table below.
| Example Term |
Search Result |
| low brass instrument |
low or brass or instrument |
| "low brass instrument" |
the phrase, low brass instrument |
| film |
film, films, filming, or filmed |
| film AND fun |
(film, films, filming, or filmed) and fun |
| film OR fun |
(film, films, filming, or filmed) or fun |
| film NOT fun |
(film, films, filming, or filmed) but not fun |
Including AND, OR and NOT within search terms
If you wish to use the words AND, OR and NOT within your search terms and not
have them treated as boolean operators you must surround the word with double
quotes ("). Examples of how this works are shown in the table below.
| Example Term |
Search Result |
| doctorate AND nausea |
both doctorate and nausea |
| doctorate "and" nausea |
the phrase, doctorate and nausea |
| "doctorate and nausea" |
the phrase, doctorate and nausea |
Grouping
You may group sections of your search terms using brackets. Examples of
how this works are shown in the table below.
| Example Term |
Search Result |
| masters OR doctorate AND nausea |
masters, or the combination of doctorate and nausea |
| masters OR (doctorate AND nausea) |
masters, or the combination of doctorate and nausea |
| (masters OR doctorate) AND nausea |
either masters or doctorate, and nausea |
| masters OR doctorate NOT nausea |
either masters or doctorate, but not nausea |
Wildcards
You may use wildcards within your search terms to broaden the search.
Examples of how this works are shown in the table below.
| Wildcard |
Description |
Example Term |
Search Result |
| ? |
Matches any single alphanumeric character. |
apple? |
apples or applet |
| * |
Matches zero or more alphanumeric characters. |
app*ed |
Appleseed, applied,appropriated, and so on. |
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