Expert searches (ones that contain index labels and Boolean operators) can be entered in any search box, including the search boxes on the Advanced Search screen.
Please note: If you use an index label for one search term in the box, you must use index labels for all search terms. Otherwise those without labels will be treated as a keyword.
Some of the more useful labels include: (using the : makes it a word search, so any word that matches in the field will result in a hit; using an = creates a phrase search so the words must be in that order to result in a hit)
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Author (word) |
au: |
a:O'Shea |
formats: last name or first name |
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Author (phrase) |
au= |
au=O'Shea, Mark |
formats: Last name, first name |
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Genre Form (word) |
ge: |
ge: nonfiction |
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Publisher (word) |
pb: |
pb: Chicago |
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Publisher (phrase |
pb= |
pb= University of Chicago Press |
searches for the complete phrase |
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Title (word) |
ti: |
ti: herpetology |
will return titles with herpetology in the title |
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Title (phrase) |
ti= |
ti= Book of Snakes |
omit initial articles (a, an, the; such as in this title The Book of Snakes). Returns items with complete phrase |
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Year |
yr= |
yr=2018 |
year |