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Search Field Syntax Topics:
Hints:
- Use "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases
- Use special characters and operators (below) to focus your query
Operators:
Finds all the words Example: food AND nutrition
Broader search. Finds dissertations and theses with either the first or the second word Example: diet OR nutrition
Finds dissertations and theses with the first word, that do not have the second word Example: test AND NOT education
Truncation and Wildcards:
- * - Finds all forms of a word, including plurals. For example: searching for educ* will find education, educators, and education.
- ? - Replaces one character in a word. For example: searching for wom?n will find women and woman.
Search Field Syntax Use search fields to focus your search.
Advisor Use to find Dissertations and Theses completed under the supervision of a specific academic advisor. Valid Forms:
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Author Use to find dissertations and theses written by a specific person. Valid Forms:
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- AUTHOR(Smith)
- AU(Tom Munk)
Committee Members Use to find dissertations and theses with a specific committee member. Valid Form:
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Department Use to find dissertations and theses from a specific department at a school. Valid Form:
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ISBN Use to find dissertations and theses with a specific International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Do not enter hyphens. Valid Form:
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Keywords (dissertation topic) Use to find dissertations and theses focused on a particular area, as described by the author. Valid Form:
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Publication Number Use to find a specific dissertation or thesis by its publication number. When searching, do not include any alphabetic prefix, only include the numbers. Valid Form:
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School Use to find dissertations and theses from a specific school. Valid Forms:
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School Location Use to find a school in a specific location, such as a country or state. Valid Form:
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Subject Use to find dissertations and theses on a particular topic. Valid Form:
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- SUB(mathematics education)
Title of dissertation/thesis Use to find dissertations and theses with specific words in the title. Valid Forms:
Examples:
- TI(Education)
- TI(career and education)
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