GeoRef Search Guide

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How do Boolean Operators Work?
   Using AND & NEAR
   Using OR
   Using ( )
   Using NOT
   Using *
   Using ?

How do I eliminate GSA, AAPG and AGU Abstracts from my search?

What is a Record and a Field?

What do the tabs at the top of the Search Results Do?

How do I find results in the Library?

What does the IULINK button do?

Does the IULINK button always work?

What if the IUB Libraries do not own an item?

What if no IU Library owns an item?

How do Boolean Operators Work?
                                                                     Using OR

OR is used to look for records that contain two or more terms anywhere in a record.

Sample Searches:

Coal near (Indiana OR Illinois)
(Devonian OR Mississippian) near Indiana
Indiana near (Fossils or Paleontology)

Try a search using OR in GeoRef.

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