Use these search tips in any catalog or database.
Use AND in your search to:
Example: folk music AND Irish
The green space represents the results for this search.
Use OR in your search to:
Example: Irish OR Ireland
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: music* = music, musical, musician, musicians
"..." Place quotation marks around search terms or a search phrase to seach for that exact phrase.
Example: "talking drum"
( ) Use parentheses to nest similar terms or to ensure the database will search your terms in the correct order.
Example: music AND (Irish OR Ireland)
Use NOT in your search to:
Example: folk music NOT American