AND
Retrieve all search terms. Example: Ireland AND Dublin
OR
Retrieve any or all search terms. Example: games OR sports
NOT
Retrieve all works containing the first term but not the second. Example: children NOT school
NEAR
Retrieve works where terms are within a specified distance of each other. If no maximum is set, the system will default to a maximum distance of 10 words. Example: female NEAR.5 education
FBY
Retrieve works where the first term must be followed by the second term within a specified distance. If no maximum is set, the system will default to a maximum distance of 10 words. Example: young FBY.5 love
*
Right-handed truncation character to retrieve variations of a term. Example: caval* will find cavalcade, cavaleer, cavaleering, cavaleirs, etc.
MULTIPLE TERMS
Multiple terms within the same search box are treated as a phrase, unless separated by AND, OR, NEAR, or FBY. Example: oath of allegiance
PHRASES
To search for phrases containing the terms AND, OR, or NOT use double quotes. Example: “war and peace” will find works with that exact phrase.
