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Phrase |
"computer history" finds records with "computer" and "history" side-by-side with "computer" preceding "history." |
| & |
Boolean AND |
"computer & history" finds records with both "computer" and "history" with "computer" and "history" occurring anywhere in the field being searched. |
| / |
Boolean OR |
"computer / history" finds records with either "computer" or "history." |
| ! |
Boolean NOT |
"computer ! history" finds records with "computer" but not "history." |
| = |
Terms |
"=computer history" finds records with "computer history," but not as part of a longer term, such as "computer history research." |
| * |
Wild Card |
"comp*" finds records beginning with "comp," such as computer, computers, computation, complicated. |
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Dates |
"1999" finds all dates for the year 1999. |
| : |
Date Range |
"2000:2002" finds all records for the years 2000, 2001, 2002. |