Boolean Operators
AND = find all terms and get fewer results
OR = find any of terms and get more results
NOT = find first term but not second term
Truncation
detect* = replace characters at end of term (detect, detects, detected, detecting, detection, etc.)
Proximity
"internet of things" = find terms next to each other in the order given as a phrase
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Interlibrary loan service enables students to borrow materials not available at the UAB Libraries from other libraries.
Document delivery service sends students electronic copies of articles from the UAB Libraries print journal collection.
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Library databases are tools for searching the literature from many publishers (view all electrical & computer engineering databases).
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Publisher packages are tools for searching the literature by a single publisher.
eBook collections are tools for searching online books for reference and background information.
Searchable online library of full-text content from different publishers. Contains books, textbooks, handbooks, manuals, dictionaries, encyclopedias, conference proceedings, and regulatory information as well as interactive tools for equations, graphs, tables, and material properties. Can be searched by keyword, title, author, and publisher or browsed by subject.
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OneSearch is a tool for searching multiple library resources using one interface.
Perform basic or advanced search then use the filters to limit by resource type (books, book chapters, articles, reference entries, etc.) and by availability (held by library is print format and available online is electronic format).
Google Scholar is a tool for searching scholarly literature available on the web.
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