All terms and phrases must be present in any references you retrieve. Records with the first term will be retrieved, but any records with the second term will be eliminated. Basic Index Search Type one or more words or phrases in the Find box. A Basic Index search will look for the terms anywhere in the information provided for each article or article description. An Article Abstract search will look for the terms only in the brief paragraph describing the content of the article.
Subject searches the terms used to describe the article.
If you retrieve too many items after a Basic Index search, try your search in the Article Abstract , Source or Title to decrease the number of results and increase relevancy. Position the mouse arrow over the circle and click to change from one setting to another. Entering a term and selecting will allow you to see how many times that term appears in the database. Find alternate, broader or narrower terms to refine your search. Can be very useful in determining proper terminology.