Using the Database
In this search form you can search using the following tools:

• Title and Synopsis/Keywords
• Author
• Program/Technology
• Publication Type
• Publication Date

Title and Synopsis/Keywords
Enter as many keywords as needed but remember that all keywords would have to be included within the Title/Synopsis to receive a return. Select the KEYWORD SEARCH checkbox if you want it to return on any word. For greater returns, limit the amount of keywords entered per search. Use the plus sign (+) to search for a multi-word phrase. For example, to find the phrase "2010 Coal Database", enter "2010+Coal+Database". This will return results that contain matches on this three word phrase.

Author
It is best to search on an author's last name since first name might be stored as initials or an abbreviation such as Tom or Thomas.

Publication Type
You can only make one selection at a time or go to the PRODUCTS page for a listing of the newest documents within all types.

Program/Technology
One or more selections can be made and the chosen Technologies/Programs will be displayed. It is best to choose one at a time if search returns too many publications.

Publication Date
Database will be searched with all references between a period of time. For example, enter a BEGIN YEAR of 2001 and an END YEAR of 2004. All publications from 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 will be displayed.

Restricted Characters in searches
The use of characters such as !, @, #, $, %, ^, &, (, and ) will/can cause an error if used.

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