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Keyword Search
Step
One: Enter Search Terms
- From the
Searches Banner click-on keyword.
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Select a field(s) on which to search by clicking the down arrow
of the pull-down boxes labeled Search Field and highlight the
desired field(s).
- Type the
term(s) to be searched in each text box labeled Word.
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Select
one or more logical connectors, or operators to combine your
keywords, and highlight the desired logical connector.
Types
of Keywords
Alphanumeric: for example, 1900s
Numbers: for example, 1984
Words truncated
with an asterisk (* ): for example, farm* would
retrieve farm, farms, farmer, farming, or any other word
starting with farm.
Words containing
a question mark (?) to represent a single, wild card character: For example: colo?r, would retrieve color and colour
Word list: for example, civil war
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There is an AND between terms in the word list
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There is no order to the terms in the word list
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Word lists can include Boolean operator symbols & (AND),
+ (OR), or - (NOT).
Example:
cats & breeds – Siamese
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