How do I search for keywords as a phrase in the catalog, databases, and Google?

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To search several keywords together as a phrase, put quotation marks around the words.  This will search the words together in the exact order in which you've placed them.  Quotation Marks will work in almost all databases, the catalog, and most search engines like Google.  It's a very easy way to immediately refine and reduce your results.

 

A database search box with the words "Uncle Sam" surrounded by quotation marks and "United States" in the second box surrounded by quotation marks with the single word History in the third search box.

  • Last Updated Jun 04, 2024
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  • Answered By Johanna MacKay

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