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KEYWORD SEARCH GUIDE FOR FINDING INDEXES & DATABASES / E-JOURNALS
Type your words in the exact order of the phrase and do NOT use quotation marks, e.g.
| Type this: | To find: |
|---|---|
| film index international | the exact phrase film index international |
Use the "boolean" connectors & [and] / [or] ! [not] between your words and phrases, e.g.
| Type this: | To find: |
|---|---|
| new york & historical | items containing both the word "historical" and the phrase "new york" |
| (journal / review) & canadian historical | items containing either the word "journal" or "review", and the phrase "canadian historical" |
| psycinfo ! ovid | items containing the word "psycinfo" but not the word "ovid" |
NOTE: Words joined by & / ! are evaluated in left-to-right order. For example: red & white / blue finds items that contain "red" and "white", or items that contain "blue". Use parentheses to control evaluation order: For example, red & (white / blue) finds index items that contain "red" and "white" OR "red" AND "blue".
To Find Variations of Words
Use an asterisk [*] at the end of a word stem, e.g.
| Type this: | To find: |
|---|---|
| journal & gastro* | items containing the word "journal" and all variant forms of words beginning with "gastro" |
| (journal / review) & canad* & histor* | items containing either the word "journal" or "review", and various forms of words starting with "canad", and various forms of words starting with "histor" |
To Find Words Near Each Other
Use the proximity operators w# [within] and p# [preceding], e.g.
| Type this: | To find: |
|---|---|
| politic* w5 world* | items containing any form of the word "politic" within 5 words of any form of the word “world” (terms can be in either order). DO NOT include phrases. |
| canadian p5 review | items containing the word "canadian" within 5 words BEFORE the word "review" |