Omnivore is a search engine for library resources. Go to the Omnivore Help Guide With one search box, it searches across the CIA Library's book and ebook collections, article databases, media and more. Omnivore uses WorldCat Discovery from OCLC (a global library cooperative.) Plus, you can expand your search beyond the CIA Library and find information about books and other materials in libraries worldwide. More Features:
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Searching is a process, you will try one search, evaluate your results, modify your strategy and try again.
Advanced Search Tips
Phrase Searches
Search for complete phrases by enclosing them in quotation marks. Words enclosed in double quotes will appear together in all results exactly as typed, e.g. "culinary science", "fast casual"
Truncation & Wildcards *
The asterisk ('*') matches non-space characters, starting at the specified position in the word. For example, "farm*" will match "farm", "farmer", "farmed", "farming", "farmworker", "farmhouse", etc.
Boolean Operators
Use AND or OR to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use AND NOT to exclude words.
Research Tools are available within the Databases to help organize and improve your research.
You have the option to create accounts in each of the Library databases and enable a variety of tools and services.
Features typically include:
Links and instructions to create accounts:
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