Search tips
Symbol | Description | Example | Effect |
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* |
Truncation | cultur* |
Search for resources beginning with "cultur", such as "culture", "cultural", etc. |
+ |
Boolean operator AND | dog + cat |
Finds resources containing "dog" and also "cat". If nothing is specified, the AND operator will apply anyway. |
| |
Boolean operator OR | bike | bicycle |
Finds resources containing either "bike" or "bicycle" |
- |
Boolean operator BUT | tintin -tibet |
Finds resources containing "tintin" but not "tibet". The word to exclude must be appended to the - sign. |
() |
Parentheses, to combine operators | mobility + (bike | bicycle) |
Finds resources containing "mobility" and either "bicycle" or "bicycle". |
"" |
Exact phrase | "literary review" |
Search for resources containing the exact phrase "literary review". |