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-^ Syntax  ^ Definition  ^ Example  ^ Example Results  ^
+^ Syntax                        ^ Definition  ^ Example  ^ Example Results  ^
 | *       | Wildcard (asterisk) | teach* | Keyword search returns teach, teacher, teachers, teaching, etc. |
 | -       | Does not contain (minus sign) | teenage ninja -mutant | Keyword search returns records that include the words teenage and ninja, but not any of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles books. |
 | ""      | Search as a phrase (quotation marks) | "the help" | Adding quotes will search for the exact phrase instead of the separate words. |
-| after(year)/before(year)/between(year,year) |             |          |                  |
+| after(year) | Limits search to after publication date (includes the year specified) | nasa after(2018) | Finds the newest items |
-|         |             |          |                  |
+| before(year) | Limits search to before publication date (includes the year specified) | macrame before(1980)                 | Finds the older items |
-|         |             |          |                  |
+| between(year,year)        | Limits search by publication date range (includes the years specified) | Kennedy assassination between(1963,1966) | Finds books that were published in the years immediately following the incident. |
-|         |             |          |                  |
+| #available | Filter by availability| GMAT  #available |Shows only the books that are currently shown as being available on the shelves (same as checking the Available checkbox on the search results screen).|
-|         |             |          |                  |
+|sort(pubdate)| Sort search results by publication date (oldest first)|GMAT sort(pubdate)|Sorts list of results with the oldest ones first|
-|         |             |          |                  |
+|sort(pubdate)#descending| Sort search results by publication date (newest first)  |GMAT sort(pubdate)#descending|Sorts list of results with the newest ones first (same as the sort by dropdown list on the search results page).|
-|         |             |          |                  |
+| sort(titlesort) | Sort search results by title (A-Z) |Nora Roberts sort(titlesort)|Returns books in order by title.
+| sort(authorsort) |Sort search results by author’s last name.| weight loss sort(authorsort)|Returns list of books in order by author's last name|
+|audience(a,b,c,d,j)|Limit search results by the audience type fixed field (a=0-5, b=6-8, c=9-13, d=14-17, j=0-17) – an item can only be assigned one audience type| Neil Gaiman audience(a,b,c)| Returns books by this author that are children’s books only.|
+|kw: or keyword:|Use to create complex searches in a basic search field| ti:help au:stockett| Searches records that contain "help" in the title fields and “stockett” in the author fields.|
+| title: or ti:|
+| author: or au:|
+| subject: or su:|
-Limits search by publication date (includes the year specified)
+===== Example Searches =====
+  * au:gaiman  audience(a,b,c)  after(2013)  sort(titlesort)
+  * ti:easter  audience(a,b) sort(pubdate)#descending
-Kennedy assassination between(1963,1966)
+  * kennedy assassination  between(1963,1966) sort(authorsort)
-Finds books that were published in the years immediately following the incident.
-#available
-Filter by availability
-GMAT  #available
-Shows only the books that are currently shown as being available on the shelves (same as checking the Available checkbox on the search results screen).
-sort(pubdate)
-sort(pubdate)#descending
-Sort search results by publication date (defaults to oldest first)
-GMAT sort(pubdate)#descending
-Sorts list of results with the newest ones first (same as the sort by dropdown list on the search results page).
-sort(titlesort)
-Sort search results by title (A-Z)
-Nora Roberts sort(titlesort)
-Returns books in order by title.
-sort(authorsort)
-Sort search results by author’s last name.
-weight loss sort(authorsort)
-audience(a,b,c,d,j)
-Limit search results by the audience type fixed field (a=0-5, b=6-8, c=9-13, d=14-17, j=0-17) – an item can only be assigned one audience type
-Neil Gaiman audience(a,b,c)
-Returns books that are children’s books only.
-kw: or keyword:
-title: or ti:
-author: or au:
-subject: or su:
-Use to create complex searches in a basic search field
-ti:help au:stockett
-Searches records that contain “help” in the title fields and “stockett” in the author fields.
-Examples
-    au:gaiman  audience(a,b,c)  after(2013)  sort(titlesort)
-    ti:easter  audience(a,b) sort(pubdate)#descending
-    kennedy assassination  between(1963,1966) sort(authorsort)
-Additional Resources
-    PDF Version of These Tips
-    Bibliographic Queries in Evergreen
-    (Please note that this documentation is from an earlier version of Evergreen and some of the syntax has changed.)