- Boolean Searching
Use + or and between terms to find records with all the terms.
Use - or or between terms to find records with any of the terms.
Use ! or and not between terms to exclude records with terms.
If nothing is indicated, and is the default.
EXAMPLE: natural and not history
- Phrase Searching
Placing quotes around a phrase will search for the exact phrase.
EXAMPLE: "natural history"
- Capitalization
Searches are not capitalization sensitive.
EXAMPLE: Searching for NATURAL will return the same results as searching for natural