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Tips for SearchingAt its simplest, a query can be just a word or a phrase. With the help of the following tips you can change the focus of your query to get more precise results. Under the Basic search section you will get started with basic query language. The Advanced search section will get you acquainted with the full power of DFO's search engine. Basic Search Word Example: regulations fisheries will give results containing either regulations or fisheries, or both. Phrase (" ") Example: "Recreational Fisheries Awards" will give results containing the phrase Recreational Fisheries Awards. Multiple-character wildcard (*) Example: fish* will retrieve documents containing the variations fisheries, fishes, fisherman, etc. Single-character wildcard(?) Example: fisherm?n results in a search for fisherman and fishermen. Operators (AND, OR, NOT) Example: budget & policy will retrieve documents containing both words. Example: awards | fisheries will retrieve documents containing either or both of the words. Example: apple ^ computer will retrieve only documents containing the word apple without the word computer. [top] Advanced Search Proximity ([ ]) Example: [legal "distribution agreement"]. In this case, it looks for items containing the word legal within a specified number of characters from the phrase distribution agreement. For a more advanced proximity search, enclose the value for the distance and the search terms in double square brackets (for example, [[10 words] legal &"distribution agreement"] or [[10 w] legal &"distribution agreement"].) In this case, the search engine will look for items containing the word legal within 10 words of the phrase distribution agreement. Thesaurus (+) Example: Disk+ will retrieve items that contain the word Disk, Disc, Diskette, or Floppy. Precedence ({ }) Example: "Smith & {Bob|John}" would retrieve items that contain Bob Smith or John Smith. Hyphenated character(-) Example: ON-LINE matches combinations of words, spaces, and punctuation, including the following: ONLINE, ON;LINE, ON LINE, ON-LINE, and ON&LINE.
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2003-01-08 Updated: 2005-01-26 |