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Database Information |
Search Type |
Description |
Example |
Plain |
Searches for any instances of any words |
Colorado cattle (records pertaining to Colorado or cattle) |
+ Includes |
Searches for instances of all words with + sign |
+ Colorado +cattle (records pertaining to Colorado and cattle) |
+ - Inclusion/Exclusion |
Contains some words, keeps out other words |
+Mexico -New |
"Whole Phrase" |
Limits search to instances of linked words, in certain order |
"Arkansas River Valley" (only records with complete phrase)
"Alvin Steinel" (records by Alvin Steinel but not Alvin T Steinel) |
* Truncation/Wildcard |
Asterisk replaces letters at end of word |
gold* (records about gold, also records about Golden) |