Use these search tips in any catalog or database.
Use AND in your search to:
Example: "Estate Tax" AND "South Carolina"
The green space represents the results for this search.
Use OR in your search to:
Example: invoice OR receipt
The green space represents the results for this search.
* Add this symbol onto the root of a word to find results that use all variations of that word.
Example: estimat* = estimate, estimated, estimation
"..." Place quotation marks around search terms or a search phrase to search for that exact phrase.
Example: "individual retirement account"
(...) Use parentheses to nest similar terms or to ensure the database will search your terms in the correct order.
Example: accounting AND (company OR corporation)
Use NOT in your search to:
Example: accounting NOT "small business"
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