|
There are four search methods:
- Keyword search:
This type of search interprets all of the words in the search text box as separate words. A match is found if any
of the words are included in the item being searched on. Keyword
searches are the default search type assumed. No special syntax
should be used.
Example: walk the dog - Any item containing any or all of these words is a match, including sidewalk, theology, and doggerel.
- Exact phrase search:
This type of search requires that all of the words must be found in the exact order they are specified for an item
to be considered a match. You must include the text in quotes.
Example: "walk
the dog" - All three of the words in this exact order must
be found.
- Partial word search:
This type of search allows the user to specify just a part of a word. Items that are considered matches will have
this word or words that contain the indicated letters in the indicated order. To
conduct a partial word search, click
the Advanced Search
option. Click the This word part option.
For instructions about using the Advanced Search option, see Conduct an advanced search.
NOTE: This search
is less accurate. It bases its results on a relevance ranking of 50 or above on a 100-point scale.
Example: walk would find walk, walkway, and sidewalk.
- Boolean phrase search:
The operator (AND, OR, or AND NOT) used indicates what the search will be looking for. To conduct a boolean phrase search, use one
of the boolean operators (AND, OR, or AND NOT) to connect two words.
- AND
Each of the words joined by the AND must appear somewhere within the
item.
Example: bob AND white will find these two bits of text: bob
drives a white car and Sara
cut her white hair in a bob.
- OR
At least one of the words joined by the OR must appear somewhere within
the item.
Example: work OR play
will find these two bits of text: Write
if you find work and Macbeth
is a time-honored play.
- AND NOT
The first word (the one before the AND NOT) must appear, and the second
word (the one after the AND NOT) must not appear in the item.
Example: vacation AND
NOT holiday will exclude We
took our vacation over the Memorial Day holiday in the search
results.
|
