Garnet: Temple University Libraries' Development Catalog
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Basic Keyword Search
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| Search Tips | |
| Adjacency | Search a phrase by putting it in quotes. Example : "world health organization" |
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| Wildcards |
Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk. '*' for 1-5 characters, '**' for open-ended truncation, '?' to replace a single character anywhere within a word. Examples : environment* polic*, comput**, wom?n |
| Boolean Operators |
Multiple keywords may be searched with or without "and". Search for synonyms and related terms using "or". Use "and not" to exclude words. Example : stocks and bonds // stocks bonds Example : (alaska or canada) and (adventure and not vacation) // (alaska or canada) (adventure and not vacation) |
| Proximity Operators |
Use "near" to specify words close to each other, in any order. Example : california near university |
| Field limits |
A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s). Example : t:philosophy, a:shakespeare, s:religion |
| Grouping | Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query. |
