Using Keywords to Find a Topic
- Use the Keyword option if you do not know the exact
title, subject heading, or conference/organization name.
Example:
medieval and women finds the title Women in medieval society
- Special characters
a. These special characters are not “indexed” and are not searchable as characters, or words: @, $, #, %, +
b. Some special characters are treated as instructions, as follows. Any characters not listed here are excluded from searching.
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& |
ampersand |
Boolean
“and” |
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* |
asterisk |
match up
to 5 characters (wildcard 1-5 trailing characters after 3 specified char.) |
|
** |
double
asterisk |
match any
numbers of characters (unlimited number of trailing characters) |
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? |
question
mark |
match a single
character (single wildcard after 3 specified characters) |
|
: ( ) |
colon and
parentheses |
special use in record indexing and searching |
- With Advanced Keyword Searching you will have options
to broaden or narrow your search.
- Additional keyword search instructions are provided on
the Search menu once you begin the search.
- Once you have found an item useful for your research,
you can locate other related materials by clicking on the subject terms.
Example:
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Title |
Women in medieval
society / Brenda M. Bolton ... [et al.] ; edited, with an introd., by Susan
Mosher Stuard |
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Other author |
Bolton, Brenda |
|
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : University
of Pennsylvania Press, 1976 |
|
LC subject |
Women
-- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500 |
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