Major Database Search Features
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Database Vendor
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Search Levels
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Default
Search
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Boolean
Operators
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Proximity
Operators
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Truncation
Symbol
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Wildcard
Symbol
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Field
Searches
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Output
Options
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Lexis/Nexis
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Basic
More Options
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Phrase
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and
or
and not
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pre/# -- exact order
w/# -- order doesn't matter
w/s – same sentence
w/p – same paragraph
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! -- unlimited
* -- exact
judg!
judg* = judge
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*
wom*n |
Pull-down Menus in "More Options"
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EBSCOHost
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Keyword
Natural Language
Advanced
Expert
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Phrase |
and
or
not
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w# -- exact order
n# -- order doesn't matter
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* -- unlimited
judg*
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?
wom?n
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Pull-down Menus in "Advanced Search"
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FirstSearch
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Basic
Advanced
Expert
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Boolean "and"
Use "" for Phrases
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and
or
not |
w# -- exact order
n# -- order doesn't matter
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+ -- s, es, 's
*
judge+
judg*
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# -- exact
? – 0-9 characters
?# -- # characters
wom#n
colo?r
colo?1r
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| InfoTrac
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Relevance
Keyword
Advanced
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Boolean "and"
Use "" for Phrases
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and
or
not
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N/A
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! – s, es
* -- unlimited
judge!
judg*
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?
???
wom?n
col??r
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| SilverPlatter
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N/A |
Phrase
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and
or
not
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adj – exact order
near – same sentence
with – same field
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* -- unlimited
judg*
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?
wom?n
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"Title", "Author", "Subject" or
Use "Search Builder" or
word in field
eg, internet in ti
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