There are some ways that you can help refine your search and find what you are looking for faster and more easily. Try these helpful tips:

• “AND”   Use the word AND when you want the Web page title to include everything in the search field. Example: Benjamin AND Franklin

• “OR”  Use the word OR if one or more of the words listed must appear but not all of the words. Example: animals, lions OR tigers

• “NOT”  Use the word NOT if you are looking for information on a topic that may be confused with another variation. Example: pirates AND ships NOT baseball

• ” + “ and ” – “  You can use + or – signs to include or exclude certain topics in your search.         Example: china –  dishes

• “Quotation Marks”  Use ”  ”  if you want a phrase or name to appear in one piece.                            Example: ” George Washington “