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Use a minus sign (-) in place of a boolean NOT.
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ASTM steel -stainless results in documents mentioning ASTM and steel but NOT stainless.
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Use quotes ("") to find an exact phrase.
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"plastic pressure vessels" only returns results matching that entire phrase.
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Add an asterisk (*) in your search to use a wildcard for a string of letters or numbers. Use the question mark (?) for a single character wildcard. Note: You cannot use a * or ? symbol as the first character of a search.
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elec* for "elect", "elects", "electron", "electricity", etc. su? for sub, sun, or sum, etc.
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Include a space between the publisher and the document number.
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"ASTM D1250" NOT "ASTMD1250"
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If you're not sure of the publisher or acronym, enter the document number only.
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"650" "9000" "B31.3"
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Leave off the edition dates in document numbers.
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"IEEE 802.3" NOT "IEEE 802.3-2000"
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Enter the publisher/acronym and the document number.
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"API 650" "ASME B31.3"
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Check the publisher acronym. a misspelling will cause problems.
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"ASTM" NOT "ATSM"
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Broaden your search by searching for something more general.
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"pump standards" instead of "centrifugal high-flow pump standards"
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Enter a unique combination of words from the title.
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"hardened titanium tool steel", "oilfield gas valve corrosion"
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Include a combination of the publisher name, acronym, keywords, author, etc.
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"ASTM tool steel",
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When searching by ISBN number, leave out the hyphens.
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"9780471218937" instead of "9-7804712189-3-7"
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