When person name searching you can enter:
- Both surname and given name in a single search field OR
- Several names combining them with Boolean operators
The Keyword field can be used to enter any type of term or phrase, including dates (e.g., banker, Cherokee, “womens suffrage,” 1885).
Truncation, Boolean and proximity operators:
- AND, OR and AND NOT*
- NEAR* will find all matches of two terms within 4 words of each other
Examples
AND: ((John Smith) AND (Mary Smith))
OR: ((John Smith) OR (Mary Smith))
AND NOT*: Lincoln AND NOT Nebraska
NEAR*: women NEAR suffrage
* Best used in Keyword and Publications searches.