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Search tip |
Description |
Function |
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” ” (inverted commas) |
Searches for exact phrases |
Will retrieve records that contain whole phrases such as ”social media marketing”
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Space between terms |
Includes all terms |
Will only retrieve records that contain all terms
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AND |
Includes all terms |
Will only retrieve records that contain all terms
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OR |
Searches all terms, but not necessarily together |
Will retrieve records that contain any of the terms mentioned, e.g. Denmark OR Danmark
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NOT |
Excludes unwanted terms |
Excludes unwanted terms, e.g. piracy music NOT shipping.
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* (asterisk) |
Includes all word-endings |
Used if unsure of word-ending or if you want to include all variants of a term, e.g. environment * = environment, environmentalism, environmentally, etc.
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? (question mark) |
Replaces individual letters |
Will retrieve records independently of spelling alternatives, e.g. organi?ation = organization and organisation
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Advanced search |
Enhanced searching |
Offers multiple search options, e.g. author search, title search, etc. or any combination of these
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”Drop down” below the search box |
Searches for types of materials |
Delimits the search to specific formats, e.g. books, journals, theses |
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Left-hand menu |
Refines search results |
Narrows your search result by displaying only books, etc. |
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Language |
Searches in other languages |
Generates results in the chosen language |