A more precise search of EndNote references fields is accomplished by using the field pull-down menu about the search term input box (the default search field is "Any Fields.") Specific fields such a author, journal title, publication year, etc., may be searched.

There are two different search term input boxes, separated by Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT, with field pull-down menus, so simultaneously searching for two disparate field items appearing in the same reference is straightforward. For example [Fig. 21] combine terms by searching for author Clegg and the title word spondylitis by placing the terms in separate input boxes, connected by the operator AND.

Fig. 21: combining two separate search terms with Boolean operator "AND" (both terms must appear in the specified fields of the reference to be retrieved).

The "other" pull-down menu choice uses comparison operators (default is Contatins) - how the term relates to the chosen field. Other menu options are designed to find a range on references that are "greater then," "less than, or "equal to" the numerical or alphabetical nature of the term in the specified field. For example, to find all reference in the Library before the publication year 2002:

    Field: Year     Search term: 2002     Comparison operator: is less than

 This combination finds all references in which the search term is less than the contents of the search field [Fig.22], or think of it as "finding references less than the year 2002 in the placebos Library."

Fig. 22: comparative operators often locate a range of references

What if you want to examine Library references by segments? How do you "find a range of all references having first authors with last names beginning with the letters 'k' through 'r'?" [Fig.23]

Fig. 23: searching for a range of First Authors using comparative operators