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=== Field Operators Searching ===
=== Field Name Operators Searching ===
Digital Library normally searches all the text of all books. Field operators restrict searching to matching titles, authors, subjects or other metadata fields. Specify the name of the field with a leading capital letter, a colon, and the word to search for.
Digital Library normally searches all the text of all books. Field operators restrict searching to matching titles, authors, subjects or other metadata fields. Specify the name of the field with a leading capital letter, a colon, and the word to search for.
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=== Minus Sign with Operators ===
=== Minus Sign with Operators ===
In addition to the other operators, the minus sign can be used with a field to return all books that do not have the word specified.
In addition to the other operators, the minus sign can be used with a field to return all books that do not have the word specified.
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