LT-65: Computer Automation in Libraries


Searching RLIN: "Stop" Words

Definition

"Stop" words are ones that the query or search software of a database will ignore when a search is conducted.
In phrase searching, replace the stop words with the # wild card.
- Example: fin tp old man#sea

Rules

Stop words include:

1. All words shorter than 3 letters.

2. All conjunctions, articles, prepositions.

3. The foreign language equivalents of these all of words.

Example RLIN Stop Words

about

and

are

for

from

into

not

the

with

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Stop words include:	1. All words shorter than 3 letters.
	2. All conjunctions, articles, prepositions.
	3. The foreign language equivalents of these all of words.

about	and	are	for	from
into	not	the	with