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  ADJACENCY		 The order of words matters. Multiple words are searched together as one phrase. For different results, use and between each word or phrase. barrier islands
north carolina and geology
electronic serial and physics
  TRUNCATION Words may be internally or right-hand truncated using an asterisk*. Use double asterisks ** for more than 6 characters. 
 wom*n and librar*
photo**
  OPERATORS Use and or or to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use and not to exclude words. Use parentheses to group words when using multiple operators. teenagers or adolescents 
(alaska or canada) and birds (recreation and not hiking) 
  PROXIMITY Use near to specify words close to each other, in any order.
Use within # to specify words within a set range of each other. Symbol # may stand for any number. 		 California near university
colorado within 12 wyoming
  FIELDS Specify fields to search, using field abbreviation. Fields available for this database are a: (author), t: (title), d: (subject), and n: (additional keywords.) Subjects are NOT cross-referenced.  a:twain and t:huck
(a:frost or a:whitman) and d:poet* 
t:medicine and (n:research or d:information)

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