Last Updated: Mar 24, 2022 Views: 1492
Last Updated: Mar 24, 2022 Views: 1492
How does the ALICE Catalog’s advanced keyword search work?
The Advanced Keyword search menu in the ALICE catalog offers many options to modify a search. Below are the most common ways you can use advanced search techniques to narrow your search results.
| Technique | Explanation | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| All Words (Boolean “AND”) |
Find records that contain each search term. Unless you specify otherwise (see options below), ALICE will attempt to find all the words in your search. | China AND trade |
| Either Word (Boolean “OR”) |
Use “OR” to find either word. | hurricanes OR typhoons |
| Phrase Searching | Use quotation marks to search multiple words as a phrase. This will usually find fewer records than the same words without the quotation marks. | “stock market” |
| Exclude a Word (Boolean “NOT”) |
Use “NOT” to exclude words. Use this carefully because you might miss material of interest to you. | ecotourism NOT Africa |
| Truncation (Word Roots) | Use * to truncate a word. | Greek myth* would find Greek myth, Greek myths, Greek mythology, etc.
digital photo* would find digital photos, digital photography, etc. |
| Wildcards | Use ? for a single character. | wom?n would find woman or women qui?ote would find quixote or quijote |
| Fields | A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the word(s) you entered. The fields are:
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Fields may be used in combination: Greek myth and [Publisher’s Name/Notes field] Oxford would find items on Greek myth published by Oxford University Press. |
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