Keyword Search in the Library Catalogue
| Type in Words to search: | Examples | |
|---|---|---|
| Keyword | Enter one or multiple relevant words to search | greenhouse environment management health |
| Phrase | For an exact phrase enclose in quotation marks | “trade practices act” “experiential education” |
| Operators | Insert or between words to broaden your search Insert and not between words to narrow your search |
anorexia or bulimia homer and not simpson |
| Wildcards | Wildcards can be used as follows: ? matches any single character * matches up to 5 characters ** matches any number of characters All wildcards must have at least 2 letters preceding them |
peters?n finds peterson and Petersen inter* finds internal, internet, internee, but will not match international inter** finds all words that begin with inter e.g. internal, international, etc. p* would be rejected |
| Proximity | Use near to find words that appear within 10 words of each other (in the same field) within # will find words that appear within the number specified of each otherUse before and after to search words in a particular order |
Aboriginal near education
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| Fields | Search fields in a record entry using the following specifiers |
a: carey searches any author with the name Carey |
| Complex Queries |
Any combination of given examples as above | peters?n and intro** within 5 application* will retrieve: Difference equations : an introduction with applications / Walter G. Kelley, Allan C. Peterson. |
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