Search Tips

Advanced Search Operators
  • " "
    • Phrase search operator. Searches for records containing the phrase enclosed in quotes.
  • NOT
    • NOT logic operator. Searches for records containing the query word preceding it without containing the word following it.
Advanced Search Wildcards
  • ?
    • Question. Specifies any single alphanumeric character.
  • *
    • Asterisk. Specifies zero or more alphanumeric characters. Avoid using the asterisk as the first character in a search string. Asterisk is ignored in an alternative pattern {}
  • {}
    • Curly braces. Specifies one of each pattern separated by a comma, as in "hoist{s, ing, ed}" which locates "hoists," "hoisting," and "hoisted." Curly braces indicate an implied AND.