Search tips

Symbol	Description	Example	Effect
`*`	Truncation	`cultur*`	Search for resources beginning with "cultur", such as "culture", "cultural", etc.
`+`	Boolean operator AND	`dog + cat`	Finds resources containing "dog" and also "cat". If nothing is specified, the AND operator will apply anyway.
`\|`	Boolean operator OR	`bike \| bicycle`	Finds resources containing either "bike" or "bicycle"
`-`	Boolean operator BUT	`tintin -tibet`	Finds resources containing "tintin" but not "tibet". The word to exclude must be appended to the `-` sign.
`()`	Parentheses, to combine operators	`mobility + (bike \| bicycle)`	Finds resources containing "mobility" and either "bicycle" or "bicycle".
`""`	Exact phrase	`"literary review"`	Search for resources containing the exact phrase "literary review".