Operator	Usage	Example
AND	Narrows your search to include results that contain both search terms.	orientation AND games
OR	Broadens your search to include results that contain either search term.	students OR undergraduates
NOT	Narrows your search by excluding certain words or phrases.	orientation NOT games
Asterisk (*)	Used to search for multiple beginnings, middles, and endings of words. Replaces the asterisk with multiple characters.	librar* will include results like: library libraries librarian
Question Mark (?)	Used to search for multiple beginnings, middles, and endings of words. Replaces the question mark with a single character.	?est will include results like: Test Pest West Will not include: Contest
Tilde (~)	Used to make your search ‘fuzzy’ or search for synonyms and alternate spellings. Note: Only works for Keyword search	Shaun~ will include results like: Shaun Sean Shawn
Quotation Marks (“”)	Uses quotation marks to search for a specific word or phrase.	“alumni golf tournament”

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