Use of Truncation and Wild Card symbols
Another way of broadening a search is to use truncation or wild
card symbols.
Truncation
Truncation symbols are used to search for all variations
in word endings. For example |
| $ |
child$ |
retrieves child, children, childhood |
| Wild Cards
Wild card symbols are used to substitute for variations
of spelling within a word. This symbol is useful when retrieving
documents with British & American spelling. |
| ? |
behavio?r |
retrieves behaviour, behavior |
Different databases use a variety of truncation and wildcard symbols.
Refer to the database’s Help screen or the
Library's Databases' Search Tips at http://www.library.mq.edu.au/find/searchtips.html
to locate the appropriate truncation & wild card symbols. |
