Search Tips

How to Search

Click in one or more of the boxes and enter your own search terms, or select search terms from the "search terms" boxes.
Click the Start Search button.

Tips for Searching

The system is NOT case sensitive.
Use the boxes on the left hand side to specify 'AND', 'OR' or 'NOT' for boolean searching between fields.
To search for more than one term use '&' between terms eg petroleum & offshore will retrieve only those items that contain both terms.
To broaden your search use'/', e.g. gems/gemstones will retrieve items containing either the term 'gem' or the term 'gemstones', or both.
To ensure a term is excluded use '!', e.g. gemstones ! australia will retrieve items containing the term 'gemstones', but will exclude items containing 'gemstones' and 'australia'.
To truncate a term use '*', e.g. "gem*" will retrieve references to gem, gems, gemstones, gemmology, etc.

Last Updated: 21 December 2004