Search
Search Help
Default Search
- The default search is a basic keyword search.
- Each individual word is searched for anywhere in a web page.
- Searches are not case-sensitive.
- Results are ordered by the prevalance of the search term.
Other Searches
- Phrase Search
To perform a phrase search (words appearing in a particular order) use " " quotation marks around the phrase. - Word Stem Search
To find multiple word stems such as plurals, you can use an * asterisk as a wildcard. It will not work at the start of a word. You can also use the wildcard to truncate terms. - Boolean Search
You can also use the basic boolean operators: and, or, not. These operators can be used with ( ) brackets to create sets within a search.
Search Examples
| Search Term | Type | Result |
| pregnancy prevention | keyword | all pages containing the exact words "pregnancy" and "prevention" |
| "pregnancy prevention" | phrase | all pages containing the exact phrase |
| condom* | wildcard (stem) | all pages with words that start accordingly, for example: condom and condoms |
| prevention and AIDS | Boolean and | all pages that include both words |
| prevention or AIDS | Boolean or | all pages that include either word |
| prevention not AIDS | Boolean not | all pages that include prevention but not AIDS |
| prevention and (HIV or AIDS) | Boolean and, or | all pages with prevention and either HIV or AIDS |
| (HIV or AIDS) not condom* | Boolean or, not and wildcard (stem) | all pages with either HIV or AIDS but not condom (or condoms) |
