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Search Tips
In general you can use the search box much like you would use Google's search box. You can type in a set of words and each must be found in some field in the database for the result to be a match.
However, there are some advanced features you can use to enhance the precision of your query.
Below is a list of features with an example or two on how they can be used to search our collections.
| Type | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fields | title:change author:sticht keyword:fiction subject:"classroom materials" |
Any words not prefixed with a field name will be searched across all fields. See the table below for a complete list of fields available. |
| Booleans | (literacy OR report) AND sticht | 'AND' and 'OR' must be in all caps; use parenthesis for precedence |
| Wildcards | l?teracy literac* |
Use '?' for single character wildcards, and '*' for multi-character wildcards. Wildcards cannot be first character, e.g. '*libraries' will not work |
| Required values | +author:sticht +title:change +title:literacy -subject:aboriginal |
'+' before term is like 'AND', '-' before term is like 'NOT' |
| Phrases | "workplace literacy" | Use quotes to search for phrases |
| Relevance boost | title:workplace^2 author:sticht | |
| Edit distance | literacy~ libraries~0.8 |
Single words only; if unspecified, defaults to 0.5 |
| Proximity | "workplace literacy"~10 [both 'workplace' and 'literacy' within 10 words] | Only works with quoted phrases; '~' also used for edit distance (see 'Edit distance' above) |
| Ranges | title:{literacy TO workplace} title:[literacy TO workplace] |
use '[]' for inclusive, '{}' exclusive |
| Combinations | sticht AND title:{literacy TO workplace} |
Fields Available
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| title | A resource's title |
| author | |
| subtitle | A resource's subtitle |
| isbn | |
| publication_date | The resource's year of publication |
| annotation | |
| series | |
| subject | View a list of subjects for the current collection(s) |
| keyword | View a list of keywords for the current collection(s) |
Search Contents of Documents
By default, the NALD Library only searches for documents based on a particular set of fields (title, author, subject, summary, etc). To search for documents based on these, as well as their actual content, check the box labelled "".
Icon Legend
| Icon | Description |
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Conveys a document's relevancy to the searched query. |
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Denotes a document conforming to the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) AA standard. |
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Denotes a document conforming to Accessible Adobe PDF standards. |
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Conveys a rating given by the Software Evaluation Project. |
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Conveys a rating given by the Community Academic Services Program (CASP). |
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Denotes the various formats in which a document may be downloaded (HTML, PDF and Microsoft Word respectively). |