Check
spelling
Make sure your search terms are
spelled correctly. The search engine will attempt to find words that
sound similar your search terms, but it is always best to try to spell
the search terms correctly.
Example:
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Use
multiple words
Use multiple words when
performing your search. The search results will return more refined
results from several words than from a single word. For example, typing management
information systems will
yield more relevant results than typing only management.
(Keep in mind, relevant results are returned even if they do not
contain all query terms.)
Example:
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Use
similar words
The more similar words you use in
a search, the more relevant results you will get back.
Example:
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Use
appropriate capitalization
Capitalize proper nouns.
Lowercase words will match any case. For example, typing mis
will return all documents containing the words mis, MiS,
and SQL.
However, typing MIS
will only search for pages using that abbreviation
Example:
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Use
quotation marks
Use quotation marks to find words
which must appear adjacent to each other, for example, "Management
Information Systems"
Otherwise, the search results will include the word management,
information,
, and the word systems,
but not necessarily in that order. The words may appear anywhere, and in
any order, within the document.
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Use
plus (+) or minus (-)
Use a plus sign when your search
term or phrase must appear in the search results. Use a minus sign to
indicate undesirable term(s). The plus sign tells the search engine that
a certain word or phrase is required in the search results, and a minus
sign indicates that a word or phrase must be absent in the search
results.
Note: A phrase must be contained within quotation marks. Leave no spaces
between the plus or minus sign and the term.
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