Advanced Boolean Search

 

	Type in Words to search:	EXAMPLES
ADJACENCY	Multiple words are searched as if the operator "and" were inserted between them To search for a phrase, put quotation marks around the words.	damages awards = damages and awards "damage awards" = the phrase "damage awards"
TRUNCATION	Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk. ? matches any single character in the specified position in the word * truncates from 1-5 characters, starting at the specified position in the word, but only after the first 2 characters **  for open-ended truncation, but only after the first 2 characters	anders?n = anderson, andersen inter* = internal, internet, not international inter** = internal, internet, and international
OPERATORS	OR AND NOT BEFORE AFTER	parent or guardian (assault or battery) and not negligence chester before arthur strict* near liab** = strict liability, liability was strictly construed
PROXIMITY	NEAR (words within 10 words of each other in same field) WITHIN # Parentheses group words together when using  operators.	California near university america within 3 econom*
FIELDS	Specify fields to search, using field abbreviation. Fields available for this database are a: (author), t: (title), s: (subject), and N: (note.)	(a:twain)(t:huck*)requires twain in author field AND huckleberry in title field (t:aviation)or(s:accident) requires aviation in title field OR accident in subject field