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The boolean operator "and" is automatically inserted between multiple words typed in the same search box beethoven symphonies bernstein

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beethoven and symphonies and bernstein
Enclose the phrase in quotation marks if you want it searched as a phrase (not converted to a boolean "and" search) "evening in the country"

"I love you truly"
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Wildcards are valid in all fields in keyword searching. In limiting, they are valid in "Words in the Author," "Words in the Title," and "Words in the Subject."

sonat* piano**

gorilla?

sz?mano?sk*

pen???*?i

Use "and" or "or" to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use "and not" to exclude words.

beatles and fake books

flute and not recorder
Note that you can use these terms in combination with selections from the operator pulldown menu (as indicated in brackets). [Title:] piano and sonatas
[And not]
[Any Field:] violin
Use "near" or "within " to specify words close to each other, in any order. transcription* near saxophone

transcription* within 2 saxophone
Specify fields in which to search by keyword using the Field pulldown menus (as indicated in brackets). [Author:] Mahalia

[Title:] Sonatensatz

[Subject:] saxophone

[Note:] demonstrations

[Any Field:] transcription
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Examples : environment* polic*, comput**, wom?n
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Example : stocks and bonds
Example : (alaska or canada) and (adventure and not vacation)
Proximity Operators Use "near" to specify words close to each other, in any order.
Example : california near university
Field limits A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s).
Grouping Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query.
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