Quotation Marks (" ")
Search for a phrase by typing the phrase in double quotes.
Example - type
"Eastman Chemical" to find that exact phrase.
And
Search for two or more words at once by using and.
Example - type
Eastman and Chemical to find documents that have both the word Eastman and the word Chemical anywhere in them.
Or
Search for synonyms or similar words by using or. Note that if you don't use or and search using multiple words, the words are treated as a phrase.
Example - type
machine or equipment to find the word machine or the word equipment, but not necessarily both.
And Not
Limit your search by using and not to exclude words.
Example - type
Eastman and not "Chemical" to find all instances of Eastman, as long as Eastman is not followed by the word Chemical.
Single Asterisk (*)
Search for words that begin with the same letters by using a single asterisk(*)
Example - type
print* to find print, printing, printer, printed, and so on.
Further Hints
You can use parentheses to nest expressions within a query. The expressions within the parentheses are evaluated before the rest of the query.
You may search for any word except for those in the exception list (for English, this includes a, an, and, as, and other common words).
Punctuation marks such as the period (.), colon (:), semicolon (;), and comma (,) are ignored during a search.
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