| Search Ottawa
Kiosk
The Ottawa Kiosk advanced
search box contains the following elements:
Text entry box
Similar to the field in
the Main Search box, this is where you type the words related to the information
you are looking for. However, this box allows you to perform advanced search
requests using Boolean expressions as explained below.
Case
This option allows you to
specify capital letters or lower case letters. The two options are
Insensitive and Sensitive.
Search button
Click the Search button
when you are ready to begin your search.
Boolean Expressions
Boolean expressions are
words like OR, AND used to create relationships among the
keywords in your search query. Below is a list of expressions with their
corresponding symbol (you may use either) and function.
| Expression |
Action |
| AND |
Finds documents containing
all of the specified words or phrases. peanut AND butter finds documents
with both the word peanut and the word butter. |
| OR |
Finds documents containing
at
least one of the specified words or phrases. Peanut OR butter
finds documents containing either peanut or butter. The found documents
could contain both items, but not necessarily. |
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