Spectrum Index

Spectrum Index
(NDSU Student Newspaper)

The Spectrum Index database currently contains indexing to over 25,000 articles published in The Spectrum for the years 1896 through 1923 and 1938 to present. Articles from July 15, 1996 to July 1, 1999 are full text articles.
The Spectrum is on microfilm and available at the Institute for Regional Studies and NDSU Archives, located in room 117 at the Skills and Technology Center, 1305 19th Avenue North.

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and searches for articles containing both the first and second word fargo and flood

or searches for articles containing either the first or the second word fargo or flood

not searches for articles containing the first word but not the second word fargo not flood

( ) parenthesis The search engine will execute what is in the parenthesis first. you can also combine the parenthesis with other features such as 'and','or','not'. fargo (flood and house)

or
flood not (fargo or house)

"quoted text" searches for articles containing the quoted words as a phrase "fargo flood" or "Supreme Court"

"Truncation" or "wildcards" or "*" All words are automatically truncated both at the start of the word and end unless the phrase is in quotes. If the phrase is in quotes, then the truncation is before and after the phrase. "ill" matches still or illustration or silly

Search Tips
Keyword	Description	Example
and	searches for articles containing both the first and second word	fargo and flood
or	searches for articles containing either the first or the second word	fargo or flood
not	searches for articles containing the first word but not the second word	fargo not flood
( ) parenthesis	The search engine will execute what is in the parenthesis first. you can also combine the parenthesis with other features such as 'and','or','not'.	fargo (flood and house) or flood not (fargo or house)
"quoted text"	searches for articles containing the quoted words as a phrase	"fargo flood" or "Supreme Court"
"Truncation" or "wildcards" or "*"	All words are automatically truncated both at the start of the word and end unless the phrase is in quotes. If the phrase is in quotes, then the truncation is before and after the phrase.	"ill" matches still or illustration or silly

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