![]() Searching within fields: You can specify how your search terms will be used by the search engine to retrieve records.However, the day, month and year options are crucial when you are unsure of the precise date of a publication and need to search by Dates range. Adding a month to the exact date option may be useful when looking for an article, a podcast, or a webinar. Most often, the year will be the useful time span to search, along with a date type of exact date. Publication date: You can search for a specific publication date by selecting a Time span and a Date type.You can also change the AND/OR/NOT drop-down as required. You can continue to add boxes as required. ![]() You'll see another search box appear and you can enter terms into the box. Adding terms: To add more terms to a search field, click Repeat.Finally, click Apply and you will see the advanced search, with your selected terms pasted into the relevant fields. You can change the setting by selecting either the OR or NOT operator. The system will automatically apply the AND operator between terms. Repeat this for as many terms as you want to search. It will show in the search box on the right-hand side. Click the arrow by the letter to open the extended tree of search terms and choose the term you want to search by checking the box next to it. Click Lookup to open the list and a tree of the terms by letter of the alphabet will display. Highlight the term you require, and it will automatically populate the box. Author, Corporate author and Keyword fields: After you enter the first three characters of a search term, you’ll see a list of possible matches from which you can select the correct term.The title field presents a drop-down list of matching entries, from which you can select the required entry. Title and ISBN fields: Enter your search terms into the field.The All Field Search enables you to search a range of fields at the same time eg author, title, journal name, keyword or phrase. This can be either a single word or a combination of words. All Fields search: Enter your search terms.Alternatively to begin a new search, click New Search on the menu. If you make a mistake, click Clear (at the bottom of the screen) or select the term and press backspace or delete on your keyboard, or overtype the search. You can put in a single word or a combination of words. The Advanced search enables you to find books, reports, journal articles and websites by searching within specified fields. Avoid using the ‘back’ button on your browser – all the options you need should be available on screen.If you wish to download, print, or email the results of multiple searches, use the Basket option among the selected record actions and then follow the appropriate instructions.It is best to use the ‘search results’ or ‘printout’ report. If you wish to download, print, or email your results, click on the button labelled ‘Selected record action’, choose your option and follow the instructions. ![]()
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