The Niagara College Search Engine now supports a much wider range of search syntaxes. Please consult the table below for query methods that will help you to target information on the web site using our internal search engine tool.
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Search Syntax:
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Description:
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word word word
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Search queries with operators result in a search performed that will return pages that match any of the words, not necessarily in a specific order or phrase.
i.e. continuing education courses
See options below for performing a more refined search.
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word AND word
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A Boolean operator indicating that both the word to the left and the word to the right must appear in the document.
i.e. Bachelor AND Degree
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word OR word
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A Boolean operator indicating that either the word to the left and the word to the right can appear in the document.
i.e. Certificate OR Diploma
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word NOT word
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A Boolean operator indicating that the word to the right must not appear in the document.
i.e. Certificate NOT graduate
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+word
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A Shortcut operator indicating that the given word must appear in the document.
i.e. +continuing +education courses
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-word
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A Shortcut operator indicating that the given word cannot appear in the document.
i.e. program -continuing -education
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"phrase"
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Quotation marks specify that all of the words within them must appear as a single phrase within the document.
i.e. "program information"
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string*
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Appearing at the end of a string, the asterisk specifies that any words beginning with said string are to match.
i.e. prospective student*
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(word AND word) OR "phrase"
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Parenthesis set the precedence of matches using operators. Their use is strongly recommended for anything beyond the most basic search.
i.e. (romance AND poetry) OR "Professional Writing"
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