| How does the search work? |
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You
may browse by book title or topic. However, if you are
searching for a particular key term or phrase, you can use the
search box |
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By default, the database will search for an exact match of the phrase you enter. For instance, if you enter “Native American” in the search box and click “Go,” the database will return all resources in the library that contain the exact phrase “Native American.” |
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The database search is not case sensitive. You will get the same results for either “Native American” or “native american.” |
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By default, the database searches all resources in the library. (It does not, however, search the Web more broadly; for that you will need to rely on a search engine like Google.) |
| Does the database support advanced search functions? |
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Yes. The database supports Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT. |
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For instance, if you wanted to find every resource that contains references to both gender and communication, you would simply enter “gender and communication” in the database search box and click “Go.” |
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If you wanted to find all resources that mention either of these topics, you would enter “gender or communication.” |
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Remember that the default is exact match. If you enter “gender communication” in the database search box, you will be searching for resources that contain the exact phrase “gender communication.” |
| How does the database display search results? |
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The database sorts your search results by relevance. Relevance is determined by the number of times your search term appears in the resource. The more times the term appears, either in the properties of the resource (e.g.: its name or browse location) or in the full text of the document, the higher the score |
