Boolean Search
Boolean Search Options
Supported boolean search operators when in boolean mode are:
- AND
- OR
- NOT
- NEAR (unordered proximity search)
- ONEAR (ordered proximity search)
Examples:
- great AND expectations finds records with keyword "great" and keyword "expectations"
- great OR expectations finds records with keyword "great" or keyword "expectations"
- great NOT expectations find records with keyword "great" that do not have keyword "expectations"
- great NEAR/2 expectations finds records with keyword "great" and keyword "expectations" within two words, in any order
- great ONEAR/2 expectations finds records with keyword "great" and keyword "expectations" within two words after "great"
Combining booleans and specifying search fields:
- Subject:"King, Stephen" AND NOT Author:"King, Stephen" finds works about Stephen King where he is not the author
- Author:"King, Stephen" AND (Language:(French OR Italian)) finds work by Stephen King in French or Italian
- Format:DVD AND Subject:"Shakespeare, William" finds DVDs where William Shakespeare is one of the subjects
Other notes on the boolean search:
- Capitalization matters for search field names--use Author, not author
- Double quotes can be used to indicate a phrase, e.g. "King, Stephen"
- Once you have performed a boolean search you can refine your results using the search facets
