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Keyword Search
Please fill in the boxes, select limits, and click Submit (or choose a Simple
Keyword Search):
| Search Tips |
Examples |
| Adjacency |
When
searching multiple words, the system will automatically
supply the Boolean "and" operator between
each word; multiple words entered for the search will
all occur somewhere in the retrieved records though
not necessarily in the order entered. |
United
States Supreme Court
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| Truncation |
Words may be right-hand truncated using
an asterisk. (*).The asterisk matches up to five non-space
characters, starting at the specified position in the
word. For example "inter*" will match "internal"
and "internet", but will not match "international."
The '*' wildcard may only appear after at least two
characters.
** matches any number
of non-space characters, starting at the specified position
in the word.
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inter* amer** |
| Phrase Searches |
Search for complete phrases by enclosing
them in quotation marks.
Words enclosed in double
quotes will appear together in all results exactly as
typed.
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"full faith and credit"
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| Operators |
Use "and" or "or"
to specify multiple words in any field, any order.
Use
"and not" to exclude words. Select the operator
you wish to use from the selection list. |
"annotated bibliography" and child* |
| Proximity |
The NEAR operator is
used to retrieve records that contain the specified
words or phrases within ten words of each other in the
same indexed field.
The WITHIN operator is
similar to the NEAR operator, but allows the user to
specify the maximum number of words that may appear
between the specified words. WITHIN 10 and NEAR are
equivalent.
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administrative near hearing |
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