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Search filters/hedges

Very simply, a search filter (also known as a search hedge) is a comprehensive canned search that you can add to your database search. Each database and search interface has a specific controlled vocabulary and syntax that can be used to harness the power

A note about this LibGuide

This is a new LibGuide!

It is under development but I wanted to make the completed search filters available. A great deal of time and effort goes into creating a search filter, then translating it into a different database.

If you find an error, have a term to suggest, or are not quite sure how to incorporate a search filter into your search strategy, please use the contact information in the left side of this page.