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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.

Simple Search

Slide 1: Start Your Search

The search box default is set for searching the Calvin T. Ryan catalog. As you type your search a drop down will display additional search options. 

Basic Search 1

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

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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