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The basic search is a default search on the University of Waterloo Library homepage. To begin your search, enter keywords relevant to your topic and press enter.
Omni searches four different scopes:
Advanced search allows you to use detailed search strategy to perform more targeted search.
You can search the following fields:
Apply built in Boolean operators to connect search terms.
Filter results by specifying resource type:
Filter results by language.
Pick a date range.
Use the following basic searching techniques to focus your search results
Apply Boolean operators
To search multi-word terms, enclose terms with quotation marks e.g. "climate change"
For alternate word endings use asterisk * e.g. attack* for attacks, attacking, attacker, etc.
Use question mark ? for single character wildcard e.g. wom?n for woman, women
If using multiple operators, group operators with parentheses as one would in a math equation e.g. (smoking OR tobacco) AND cancer