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Type a word or phrase and press ENTER or click SEARCH

Multiple words are searched as a phrase unless "and", "or", "and not" are used.
                     (see SEARCH HINTS below)

To choose more than one limit from the "Collection" or "Material Format" lists, press the Ctrl key (Cmd key on a Mac) and click on each limit desired, then click Submit.

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MATERIAL format:
OR
COLLECTION where item is located:
YEAR of publication After and Before
Type a full year in numbers (example: 1998) in either or both boxes.
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Author Search
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Word Search
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SEARCH HINTS:

Basic Hints      Power Hints

Capitalization is not required
Apostrophes are ignored and all other punctuation is treated as a space.

Basic Hints

To Find:

Type (for example):

A Phrase - word order as entered (narrowest search)

home repair

All the words entered (narrow search)

home and repair

Either word entered (broad search)

home or house

First word, but not the second

home and not repair

  Power Hints

To Find:

Type (for example):

Single interior letter or ending 

wom?n

Multiple endings or interior letters (up to 5 letters)

under* and arch*logy

Multiple endings (any number of letters)

compu**

Words near each other (within 10 words)

united near history

Words near each other (within any number)

united within 2 congress

Words only in specific fields (narrow search):
        author        a=
        title             t=
        subject       s=
        note           n=    (includes publisher, song title, etc.)
        and combinations


a=king 
t=prejudice
s=arthur
n=random
t=tom and a=mark

The words and, or, not, within, near used in a phrase

war "and" peace
"near" east 

Combinations of words prioritized by parentheses

repair and (home or house)