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:
Term |
Example |
Result |
AND |
tsunami AND Japan |
Narrows the search to entries containing both terms. |
OR |
transit OR transportation |
Broadens the search to entries containing either term. |
NOT |
bat NOT baseball |
Excludes entries containing the second term. |
“ ” |
“social work” |
Retrieves results containing the exact phrase in quotes. |
? |
globali?ation |
Wildcard: Retrieves both globalization and globalisation. |
* |
educat* |
Truncation: Retrieves educate, educator, education, educational, etc. |