| Collection/Database | Boolean | Proximity/Phrase |
Truncation/ Wildcards |
Full Text | Retrieve Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ABI Inform Global database accesses citations andarticles from business/industry periodicals. |
AND, OR, NOT | Phrase is system default. W/n ? either order within n words of one another Not W/n ? separated by at least n words PRE/n ? first word precedes the second by n words |
?..? use with a phrase of 3 or more words ? single character * multiple character ?..? exactly as typed |
Some | E-mail, Print, PDF |
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts accesses databases in mechanical engineering, materials science, life science, environmental science, and more. |
AND, OR, NOT | No operator finds words as a phrase. Within/x - either order within x words of one another. Near ? finds words within 10 words of each other. Before, After ? finds words in relative order; adjacency is not implied. |
* multiple-character ? single-character |
No | E-mail, Disk, Print |
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Engineering Village 2: Compendex indexes the literature of all engineering disciplines worldwide, back to 1970. Search capabilities shown here are available in the Quick Search Interface. |
AND, OR, NOT | Phrase - use quotation marks or braces. NEAR/0 - adjacent NEAR/x - either order within x words of one another. ONEAR/x - same order within x words of one another. If no number of words is specified, four is assumed. NEAR & ONEAR don't work with truncation, wild-cards, parenthesis, quotes or braces. |
* multiple-character ? single character System applies Autostemming to retrieve possible variations of a word. |
Some | E-mail, Disk, Print |
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FirstSearch accesses over 50 databases covering a broad range of subject areas. |
AND, OR, NOT Allows two ORs per search |
Wx - same order within x words of one another Nx - either order within x words of one another |
* multiple-character # single-character + singular or plural only (s or es) ? any number of characters |
Some | E-mail, Disk, Print |
|
Forest Science Database accesses CAB databases, including Forestry Abstracts from 1939-present. |
AND, OR, NOT |
In ? term in specified field |
* multiple-character ? single-character |
Some | E-mail, Disk, Print |
|
InfoTrac/Thomson Gale accesses academic, general interest, news, and health science periodical indexes. |
AND, OR, NOT | Wx - same order within x words of one another Nx - either order within x words of one another |
* multiple-character ! single-character ? exactly one character |
Some | E-mail, Disk, Print |
|
JSTOR accesses back issues of over 150 scholarly journals from within 2-5 years of the present, back to their beginnings. |
AND, OR, NOT | Use quotation marks to search a phrase. Follow the expression in quotes with ~n to search for the enclosed words n words apart. |
+ retrieves singular or plural in English only ? single-character Use multiple ? (up to 7) to match more than one character. |
Yes | Disk, Print |
|
Lexis-Nexis Academic Search accesses news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. |
AND, OR | Phrase is system default W/n - either order within x words of one another W/p - either order, same paragraph W/s - either order, same sentence PRE/n - first word precedes the second by n words |
! multiple-character * single-character |
Yes | E-mail, Disk, Print |
|
Lexis-Nexis Congressional Search accesses U. S. legislative information including Congressional publications, bills, laws and regulations. |
AND, OR | Phrase is system default W/n - either order within x words of one another W/p - either order, same paragraph W/s - either order, same sentence PRE/n - first word precedes the second by n words |
! multiple-character * single-character |
Yes | E-mail, Disk, Print |
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Lexis-Nexis Statistical Search provides statistical data from federal agencies, U.S. Congress, state governments, United Nations, international organizations. |
AND, OR | Phrase is system default W/n - either order within x words of one another W/p - either order, same paragraph W/s - either order, same sentence PRE/n - first word precedes the second by n words |
! multiple-character * single-character |
Yes | E-mail, Disk, Print |
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