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Search fields: Besides the search fields of Author(s), Title, and Abstract, you may limit your query term to the following:
- Subject - terms taken from a controlled vocabulary, such as the Mathematical Subject Classification. When searching for MSC terms, use the MSC numeric codes, such as 14N15. To broaden a subject search, you may truncate the query term with the wildcard character (*), such as 14N*.
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Limiting search to specific publications: By default, searches are run across all the publications in Euclid. You may restrict this search base by using the publication select box. If a single publication title is selected, the search will be limited to material published in that publication. Multiple titles can be selected using the shift key (for a span of titles) or control key (for individual titles).
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