WPI Library Search (the main search box on the library homepage) searches across most of the library's resources at once and can be used to find books, articles, and more:
Search Tips for WPI Library Search: Use these search terms to narrow or broaden your search:
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Term |
Example |
Result |
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AND |
advertising AND gender |
Narrows the search to entries containing both terms. |
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OR |
television OR tv |
Broadens the search to entries containing either term. |
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NOT |
Stonewall NOT Jackson |
Excludes entries containing the second term. |
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“ ” |
“social work” |
Retrieves results containing the exact phrase in quotes. |
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? |
wom?n |
Wildcard: Retrieves both woman and women. |
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* |
advertis* |
Truncation: Retrieves advertise, advertising, advertisement, etc. |