Proximity searching: search with a laser instead of a floodlight
I thought I'd resurrect this older post as it is still very relevant and useful. (MarkB)
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For most searches in our databases, the basic syntax of (A and B) works fine. (E.g., (librarians and cool).) For some more complex topics, it's necessary to add in some synonyms: ((A or B) and (C or D)). (E.g., ((librarians or libraries) and (cool or awesome)).)