Search Tips

Some Basic Rules

• use & for "and" (eg. Burnaby & campus)
• use / for "or" (eg. alumni / reunion)
• use ! for "not" (eg. financial records ! budgets)
• use * to truncate (eg. graduat* = graduate, graduates, graduation, graduating or canad* = Canada, Canadian, Canadians)
• use : for date ranges (eg. 1985 : 1990)

Using the A-Z Index

• the index always opens in a new window
• search terms are highlighted as you mouse over them
• single click to select a highlighted search term
• when you have made your selection click on the "CLOSE WINDOW" button
• click the "SEARCH" button at the bottom of the "search the collection" page to see your results