Quick Tips

• Boolean Searching

  Use + or and between terms to find records with all the terms.
  Use - or or between terms to find records with any of the terms.
  Use ! or and not between terms to exclude records with terms.
  If nothing is indicated, and is the default.
  EXAMPLE: natural and not history

• Phrase Searching

  Placing quotes around a phrase will search for the exact phrase.
  EXAMPLE: "natural history"

• Capitalization

  Searches are not capitalization sensitive.
  EXAMPLE: Searching for NATURAL will return the same results as searching for natural

• Diacritics

  To search for words with diacritics, the character must be entered into the search box.
  EXAMPLE: Searching Précédent is a different search than Precedent