|
Operator |
Description |
Example |
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use a keyword or idea, be specific |
“Bill of Rights” |
|
|
use a
phrase, question, or string of ideas. |
“First Amendment” |
|
|
use
capitals only for proper nouns. Avoid plurals. |
Consitution |
|
AND, +, & |
include both words |
Constitution AND “Bill of Rights” |
|
OR, | |
include either word |
“First Amendment” OR “Bill of Rights” AND constitution |
|
NOT, - |
exclude this word |
“Bill of Rights” NOT Library NOT second AND “First Amendment” |
|
AND NOT, ! |
all, but this word |
“Bill of Rights” AND NOT Library |
|
NEAR, ~ |
similiar to this word, good for misspellings |
NEAR sculpture |
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* |
wildcard, include plurals and close matches |
“First Amendment”* |
|
" " |
looks for things in quotations |
"Bill of Rights" |
|
use lowercase letters |
upper case can limit your search |
"bill of rights" |
|
title:, t: |
to find the word in the title of the page |
title: constitution |
|
url:,
u: |
the word in URL |
u: firstamendment |