For basic tips on searching the SUMMIT Catalog, refer to the brief
search hints below. For information on these and other SUMMIT Catalog
topics, see the left navigation menu.
Limits
You must set search limits BEFORE choosing a search type or
entering search terms.
Limits cannot be applied to Subject Heading, Author, or Call
Number searches.
Limits remain in effect until the Clear Limits button is selected.
Keyword Anywhere
The word OR is assumed when more than one word is entered into a
keyword search.
The search:
digital library development
is interpreted as:
digital or library or development
Consider using search tips below to refine and focus your
keyword searches.
| Use + to mark essential terms: |
+syracuse |
| Use * to mark important terms: |
*critic? +music +rock |
| Use quotes " " to search phrases: |
"natural language processing"
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| Use ! to exclude terms: |
state !pennsylvania |
| Use ? to find variant endings: |
politic? finds political, politics, politician,
etc. |
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Use parentheses () to group search terms:
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(child? or adolescen? or youth) and advertising
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| Do not use Boolean operators: and, or, not |
Keywords Combined (and, or, not)
| Combine keyword search terms with Boolean operators:
and, or, not |
| Use parentheses to group terms in complex searches:
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(engineering
or math?) and (women or female)
(child? or
adolescen? or youth) and advertising
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| Use quotes " " to search phrases: |
"natural language processing"
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| Use ? to find variant endings: |
politic? finds political, politics, politician,
etc. |
Subject Heading
Author
| Enter last name first for author searches: |
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Shakespeare, William |
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Hurston, Zora Neale |
Title & Journal Title
Omit initial articles (a, an, the, das, el, la, etc.) in title
and journal title searches
Searches are word order specific (left to right). To locate the book
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time,
you could perform the following title search:
Curious incident
Call Number
| Include punctuation in call number searches: |
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LB2331.72 .G84 2002
(Note decimal point and spaces) |
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