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HIST 2201: American History II


SEARCH TIPS

 Use these search tips in any catalog or database.

 

Using AND

Use AND in your search to:

  • Narrow down your results
  • Find sources that have ALL of your search terms

Example:  United States AND WWII

*The green space represents the results for this search.

Using OR

Use OR in your search to:

  • Connect 2 or more similar terms (synonyms)
  • Broaden your results (so that your results have EITHER term)

Example:  media OR news

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Quick Tricks

*  Add an asterisk to the root of a word to find results that use all variations of that word.

Example:  relig* = religion, religions, religious, religiosity

"..."  Place quotation marks around search terms to search for that exact phrase.

Example:  "World War II"

(...)  Use parentheses to nest similar terms or to ensure the database will search your terms in the correct order.

Example:  "World War II" AND (media OR news)

Using NOT

Use NOT in your search to:

  • Exclude a word from your search
  • Narrow down your results, telling the system not to include any results with that term

Example:  United States AND "World War II" NOT Pacific