4. FORMING SEARCHES
The following symbols can be used to add precision to basic and advanced searches:
AND | Use to combine search terms to narrow your search | Irving AND teaching will return results that contain both search terms | |
&& | Can be used in place of AND | Irving && teaching will return results that contain both search terms | |
OR | Use to combine search terms to broaden your search | Concordia OR Loyola will return results that include either Concordia or Loyola | |
|| | Can be used in place of OR | Concordia || Loyola will return results that include either Concordia or Loyola | |
NOT | Use to narrow search results by excluding terms | Concordia NOT Loyola will return results that contain the term Concordia but not the term Loyola | |
! | Can be used in place of NOT | Concordia ! Loyola will return results that contain the term Concordia but not the term Loyola | |
() | Use to create research subgroups | Concordia && (research AND teaching) will return results that contain both the terms research and teaching, as well as Concordia | |
“ “ | Allows you to search exact phrases | “La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse” will find “La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse” but not Powerhouse | |
* | Multiple character wildcard allowing variations on a term to be searched | Collect* will return results for collect, collects, collection, collections, and collecting | |
? | A character wildcard | Wom?m will return results for women and woman | |
+ | Term after + must be in the result, while other terms may be in the result | +faculty teaching returns results that must contain the term faculty, and may contain the term teaching | |
- | Term after - must not be in the result, while other terms may be in the result | -faculty teaching returns results that do not contain the term faculty, and may contain the term teaching |