This is the default search page. Enter your search term(s) within the box(es) (1) and choose what field you would like to search from the drop-down menu (2), such as Title, Subject, etc. (“Select a Field” is the default for Keyword searching.) Click Search.
NOTE: The relationship between the terms/ search boxes is automatically set to AND (3) meaning each term must be present somewhere in the citation. Change the relationship between the terms by choosing a different operator from the dropdown menu:
OR= either one or the other term(s) must be present
NOT= the first term must be present, but the following term(s) must not be present
Keyword Searching: Note that a Record refers to the fields (title, author, journal title, subject, etc.) in the citation.
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Type of Search |
Example |
ATLA Searches for: |
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Single word |
slavery |
Records with the word slavery |
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Phrase |
liberation theology |
Records with the words liberation followed by theology |
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* (Truncation) |
slave* |
Records with either slave, slaves, or slavery |
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AND |
slavery and New Testament |
Records with the words slavery and new testament anywhere in the record. |
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OR |
poor or poverty |
Records with either of the words poor or poverty anywhere in the record. |
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NOT |
baptists not southern; luther, martin not king |
Records with the word Baptists but excluding records with southern; Records with Martin Luther but not Martin Luther King |
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( ) |
theology and (poor or poverty) |
Records with the words theology and poor, or theology and poverty anywhere in the record. |
