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Search www.iom3.org
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How To Search: Type the words that you are
looking for in the entry box, then click [Find Now].
- Any Word:
- Just type one or more words to
find any of the words. [ Search ANY word] is the default.
- All Words:
- Type more than one word and
select [ Search ALL words] to find all of the words.
Or you can use Booleans, as below.
- Exact Phrase: "..."
- You can search for exact phrases
by surrounding them in double quotes.
Or you can just type the words and
select [ Search EXACT phrase].
- Boolean Operators: + -
- Use + in front of each word or
a quoted phrase that you require.
Use - in front of each word that you want
to exclude.
- Boolean Expressions: AND OR NOT
( )
- Use AND, OR, NOT, (, and ) to
form a Boolean expression. AND requires, OR allows, NOT excludes.
Use double
quotes to protect the words "and", "or", or "not" in a phrase.
Examples:
| Query |
Gets the documents
with |
| stock
market |
'stock' or 'market' or
both |
| "stock
market" |
the phrase 'stock
market' |
| +stock
+market |
'stock' and
'market' |
| +stock
-market |
'stock' but not
'market' |
| +president -"United
States" |
'president' but not
'United States' |
| (stock OR market) AND
NOT president |
'stock' or 'market', and
without 'president' |
Capitalization doesn't
matter. The ranked results will come from a total match on the words and
phrases which you supply, so try to think of several specific terms for your
topic and spell them correctly. It may help to include important plurals and
derived words too, like [address addresses contact contacting information].
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