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Searching the BibTeX Files with biblook

LIDOS aims to provide easier access to bibliographic data and associated on-line information. The BibTeX database search offered in LIDOS is performed with Jeff Erickson's biblook program and this document provides more information concerning the specification of query terms. Please note that the following description has been taken from the documentation of Jeff Erickson's biblook program.

f(ind) (not) .field..words.

Find the BibTeX entries containing the given words in any field with a prefix matching the .field. argument. For example, `a' matches both `author' and `address', and `au' matches `author' only. If the .field. argument is `-' (or any string with no letters or numbers), any field matches.
If the optional `not' appears before the .field. argument, the sense of the query term is reversed. The symbols `' and `!' can both be used in place of `not'.
Each word is a contiguous sequence of letters and digits. Case is ignored, accents should be omitted, and apostrophes are not required. Single characters and a few common words are also ignored. Any word ending with an asterisk is treated as a prefix. Thus, `point*' matches `point', `points', `pointer', etc.

and (not) .field..words.

Intersect the results of the given search with the previous search. Several of these commands may be combined on a single line. Commands are handled in the order in which they appear-there is no precedence. Unlike other commands, and like `not', this one must be spelled out completely. However, `&' can be used in place of `and'.

or (not) .field..words.

Do not intersect but combine the results of the given search with the previous search. `|' can be used in place of `or'.