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Characters to omit from user notes searches

Find the characters that should be omitted when searching for user notes in WebDewey.

The following characters and symbols appear in WebDewey search results and/or DDC records as part of a class number, caption, or other text. They are not included in indexes for the user notes database. Omit these characters from terms when searching for user notes.  

Characters to omit Example Purpose of characters
Diacritics Provençal

Omit cedilla when searching:
Provencal
Indicate pronunciation of non-English words.
Asterisk (*), dagger (†), and/or double dagger (‡) in captions *Administration of general forms of control

† Latin dramatic poetry and drama

‡ *Visual programming
Indicate that a record contains a footnote marked with that symbol.