| Search Type |
Examples |
Help on Limits |
| Keyword * |
" " surround
exact phrases: "sor juana"
+ marks
essential terms: +trade +mexico +canada
! eliminates
terms: trade !canada
? truncates: america?
--> finds america,
american, americanista, etc.
EXAMPLE: "cold war" +diploma? !cuba |
Limits Available |
| Author |
For
personal names, enter surname first: paz octavio
For group names, enter in direct order: latinamerika-institutet
i stockholm
Truncation is automatic. |
Limits NOT Available |
| Title * |
Enter all or initial part of title, starting with the first word: caída
de la democracia
Drop initial articles (a, the, la, el) and punctuation (", ¿,
! )
in any language.
Truncation is automatic. |
Limits Available |
| Subject |
Search either HLAS Subject Term Glossary or Library of Congress Subject Headings
Enter standard subject heading or name: aztec language
Start with the left-most word: aztecs social life and customs
Omit most punctuation: latin american literature 20th century dictionaries (especially
double-hyphens
in subject subdivisions)
Truncation is automatic. |
Limits NOT Available |
| Boolean
Keyword * |
" " for
exact phrases: "latin american society "
Boolean AND, OR, NOT: (spanish OR portuguese)
AND conquest
Index codes refine searches: 260B stanford
--> finds stanford as publisher
? truncates: polic?
--> finds police,
policing, policy, etc.
EXAMPLE: (octavio
AND paz) AND "sor juana" |
Limits Available |
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