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Databases
and web search engines may include features which allow you
to focus or refine your search. If you understand the concepts
and terminology of these features you can search any database
or web search engine more efficiently and effectively.
The following
are common search features:
- Help
- Vocabulary
(controlled and uncontrolled)
- Boolean
operators (and, or, not)
- Truncation
- Field
and cross-field searching
- Limiting
searches (date, language, format, etc.)
- Phrase
searching
- Proximity
searching
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