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Getting Started With Library Search

The goal of this guide is to have each tutorial in different formats, such as slideshows and videos. It is a work in progress so if you bookmark this guide you should link to the main page.

Advanced Search Options

Slide 1: Select Advanced Search

The search for this example is Blue and Gold Day. Select Advanced Search options, located just right of the search bar, to view additional search options.

Advanced Search 1

Slide 2: Options Available

There are five Search Options available. Search Filters will allow you to narrow your search by options such as subject, title, or author.  You can also limit your search by Material Type, Date, Language

Advanced Search 2

Slide 3: Narrowing Your Search

In this example the search will be narrowed down to just items with Blue and Gold Day in the TItle and the Material Type is set to Video/Film.

Advanced Search 3

Slide 4: Search Results

The filters used in this example show that there is only one video titled Blue and Gold Day available at the Calvin T.  Ryan Library. The advanced search box will still be available so you can change your search options and conduct additional searches.

Advanced Search 4

Additional Search Tips

"   " Quotation Marks
Search for the exact phrase with quotation marks
example: "Blue and Gold Day"
OR Boolean
Include search terms with OR; exclude search terms with AND and NOT. (Use all caps for OR, AND, NOT). 
example: UNK or "University of Nebraska Kearney"
* Wildcards
Find all forms of a word with wildcards. ? matches a single character and * matches multiple characters. 
(Note: phrase searches cannot include wildcards, and you cannot used a wildcard at the beginning of a word).
example: antelop?
gene* therapy
(   ) Parentheses
Group related terms with parenthesis.
example: success and (education or employment)

 

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