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Choose a field to search on, e.g. Author, Title, Subject. Select the Boolean operators AND, OR, AND NOT
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| ADVANCED SEARCH TIPS |
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The drop-down menu allows you to specify the fields (author, title or subject) in which words should appear |
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Enter a word or phrase into the search field. You may use truncation or proximity searching [see online tutorial on keyword search] |
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To combine your search with additional search words, you can: |
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 Choose the operators, AND, OR, and AND NOT from the drop-down menu |
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Continue adding words as needed. |
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When you finish entering your terms, click SEARCH |
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| You can narrow down your search by choosing the limit options from the drop-down menu to get fewer, or better results: |
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Collection, such as Serials Collection, Media Resources Collection, etc. |
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Language, i.e. English or Chinese. |
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Location, e.g. CTRC Book, TCL Media, MMW Serials, etc. |
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Material Type, e.g. Book, CD-ROM, Music score, Video Cassette, etc. |
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Publisher |
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Publication year |
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Readership level |
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Sort your search results by date, alphabetical or relevance. |
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