Library Catalog - Fusion! Electronic Resources Course/E-Reserves Interlibrary Loan Library Guides New Items
Students Faculty Distance Learning Students Library Users with Disabilities
Ask A Librarian Email a Librarian Subject Specialists Attend Online Sessions EndNote Download
Staff Directory Directions to the ISU Library Hours & Calendar Library Faculty Assembly Library Catalogs of Vigo County Library Documents Employment Library Home Page
Special Collections Sycamore Scholars Reference/Instruction Wabash Valley Visions & Voices University Archives Borrowing
Request item on order or just received Get off-campus access to databases Use the library printers Check my library account Request Media for a Class or Program Visitors-School Groups Circulation Policies
Search:    
Proquest Tutorial

Proquest

Title Search

Author Search

  -- AND, OR, NOT

  -- Phrase Search

Subject Search

Truncation

Printable Checklist

 

 blue line 

Phrase Searching: A Note of Caution

It's important to remember that if you enter two or more words without using AND, OR or NOT, the system will search for that exact phrase only.

In the example below, searching for "india poverty" will not retrieve all articles that explore the subject of poverty in India. Instead you will get few, if any, hits that happen to show those two words side-by-side, and in that order. The appropriate search to find articles on poverty in India would be "india AND poverty".

Phrase Search example in Proquest

<<< back | next >>>      

May 3rd, 2004