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ARTH 442 History of Islamic Art and Architecture - Dr David Simonowitz

Truncation

Truncation allows you to get more out of your search term.

Often times the databases do not understand plurals.

For example:

A search of DADA might give you 576 Results.

A search of DADAISM might give you 224 Results.

However a search of DADA* will give 814 Results.

 



Truncation Symbols Vary:

Library Catalog and Most Databases is: * (asterisk)

Lexis Nexus is: ! (Exclamation Point)