Library Catalog Research Databases Library Guides Index Proximity is the search technique used to find two words next to, near, or within a specified distance of each other within a document. Using such search operators may result in more satisfactory results that are more relevant to the research needs than by just typing in desired keywords.
Some commands also control the terms order of appearance.
Desired words can be in any order, a specific order, or within a certain range of each other. The following examples demonstrate the differences for each of the databases offered by USIU that have proximity functions. Please note, capitalization is not important in any of these searches. Recalls citations with the terms in any order within x words of each other. W1 between terms forces the exact phrase to be searched.