GeoRef Search Guide

GeoRef Search Guide

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 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 NOT

NOT is used to eliminate records that contain a term. It can be used to eliminate records that may not be appropriate for some reason.
Sample Searches:

(Coal near (Indiana OR Illinois)) NOT Reclamation
((Devonian OR Mississippian) near Indiana) NOT Illinois

Try a search using NOT in GeoRef.
NOT can also be used to eliminate Abstracts published for geological society meetings (GSA, AAPG and AGU).

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