Using truncation symbols can help expand a search when variant suffixes may be involved in your keyword (for instance, -s, -ation, -or). Truncation symbols vary from database to database; some common ones include * $ ? and !.
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Using the keyword "detect?" in the online catalog will produce sources that contain detect, detective, and detection. |
Using wildcard symbols can help when your keywords may have variant spellings within a word. Wildcards vary from database to database;some common ones include * $ ? and !.
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This search in the Proquest Database will produce records that include "utopia" and "woman" and those that include "utopia" and "women." |
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