diff --git a/src/SearchStrategies/literal.js b/src/SearchStrategies/literal.js
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+module.exports = new LiteralSearchStrategy();
+
+function LiteralSearchStrategy(){
+  var self = this;
+
+  function doMatch(string,crit){
+    return string.toLowerCase().indexOf(crit.toLowerCase()) >= 0;
+  }
+
+  self.matches = function(string,crit){
+    if( typeof string !== 'string' ) return false;
+    string = string.trim();
+    return doMatch(string,crit);
+  };
+};
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