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Command searching in Trove nuc: (National Union Catalogue symbol) creator: Dewey Decimal Classification – ddc: format: Exact searching Searchable resources – finding aids Newspapers Common words Dates Advanced search
Searching for your library’s holdings nuc: nuc:ANL
More nuc searching Charles Sturt University nuc:NCSU* Bathurst Campus Library nuc:NCSU\:B To find your NUC, visit the Australian Libraries Gateway:
Searching for your library’s Patrick White holdings creator: creator:(patrick white) nuc:ANL
Searching for items at the same Dewey number ddc: ddc:820 nuc:ANL
Searching for audio versions of Patrick White books format: format:(audio book) creator:(patrick white) nuc:ANL
Search across formats creator:(patrick white) nuc:ANL Switching zones
Exact searching text:(patrick white)
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Some differences in newspapers fulltext: fulltext:”patrick white”
Searching for names which are common words Near searches "mr white"~2
How to improve specificity in your searches Searching for Daniel Davies
How to improve specificity in your searches fulltext:(daniel davies)
How to improve specificity in your searches fulltext:"daniel davies"
Searching for dates date of publication date:[2010 TO *], date:[2010 TO 2012], decade:192
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