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====== Heritage of the Printed Book Database Help ====== | ====== Heritage of the Printed Book Database Help ====== | ||
- | In the search | + | * [[# |
+ | * [[#Advanced search]] - information about modifying and refining queries. | ||
+ | * [[#Special search keys]] - information regarding search keys with which you can search | ||
- | {{: | + | ===== Simple search ===== |
- | Above the search | + | In the simple |
- | See also: | + | |
- | * [[#Simple search]] for more information about composing query. | + | |
- | * [[# | + | |
- | * [[#Special search keys]] for information regarding search keys with which you can search by authors, publications, | + | |
- | ===== Simple | + | {{: |
+ | |||
+ | Above the search | ||
The search bar is the point from which you coordinate your search activities. You can use the search bar to: | The search bar is the point from which you coordinate your search activities. You can use the search bar to: | ||
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To search bibliographical data, you must enter a query into the horizontal search field, next to the search button. A query consists of a search term or a combination of search terms. A search term is a sequence of characters without spaces (you cannot use the characters ''&'', | To search bibliographical data, you must enter a query into the horizontal search field, next to the search button. A query consists of a search term or a combination of search terms. A search term is a sequence of characters without spaces (you cannot use the characters ''&'', | ||
- | For example: '' | + | For example: '' |
If you want to search for a specific phrase, you must use quotation marks, for example: ''" | If you want to search for a specific phrase, you must use quotation marks, for example: ''" | ||
- | The HPB search engine is not case sensitive. | + | The HPB search engine is not case sensitive. |
Once you have entered a query, click on the search button. To interrupt a search, use your web browser' | Once you have entered a query, click on the search button. To interrupt a search, use your web browser' | ||
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=== Menu 1 === | === Menu 1 === | ||
In the first menu you can select one of three search methods: | In the first menu you can select one of three search methods: | ||
- | * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method '' | + | * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method '' |
- | * **Search (or)** \\ In the menu you can also select the '' | + | * **Search (or)** \\ In the menu you can also select the '' |
* **Browse** \\ With the selection '' | * **Browse** \\ With the selection '' | ||
- | After a search it is possible to enlarge, restrict, etc. the results. For more information see: [[Perform | + | After a search it is possible to enlarge, restrict, etc. the results. For more information see: [[Perform |
- | For additional information about modifying queries, see [[#Extensive | + | For additional information about modifying queries, see [[#Advanced |
=== Menu 2 === | === Menu 2 === | ||
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<box width 100%> | <box width 100%> | ||
- | * **[ALL] all words without fulltext** \\ Select '' | + | * **[ALL] all words** \\ Select '' |
* **[TIT] title (keywords)** \\ Select '' | * **[TIT] title (keywords)** \\ Select '' | ||
* **[PER] person/ | * **[PER] person/ | ||
* **[PUB] publisher, publishing place (keywords)** \\ Select '' | * **[PUB] publisher, publishing place (keywords)** \\ Select '' | ||
- | * **[IPN] imprint name** \\ Select '' | + | * **[IPN] imprint name** \\ Select '' |
- | * **[COR] | + | * **[COR] |
- | * **[PRN] Provenance Names** | + | * **[PRN] Provenance Names** |
* **[FMO] Former Owner (keyword)** | * **[FMO] Former Owner (keyword)** | ||
* **[FOC] Former Owner (Corporate Body)** | * **[FOC] Former Owner (Corporate Body)** | ||
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* year of publication. | * year of publication. | ||
- | * relevance. | ||
* author. | * author. | ||
* title. | * title. | ||
+ | * relevance. | ||
By default titles are sorted by year of publication (JVU). This means that the most recent publications are then displayed first. | By default titles are sorted by year of publication (JVU). This means that the most recent publications are then displayed first. | ||
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And you can sort the short list by titles in alphabetical order. | And you can sort the short list by titles in alphabetical order. | ||
- | === Menu 4 === | + | === Limit option 1 === |
- | FIXME TODO | + | With this drop-down menu search result can be limited to titles originating from a specific source. All institutions contributing to the HPB are listed (or respectively their databases). Only one source can be chosen. To limit searches to a group of sources please use the limit available in [[#Advanced Search]] |
- | + | ==== Limit option 2 ==== | |
- | + | Use the "digital copy available" checkbox to limit your search to records | |
- | ==== Limit options | + | ==== Search mode option "Fuzzy Search" |
- | Use the "Digital Copy" checkbox to limit your search to records | + | |
- | + | ||
- | ==== Fuzzy Search ==== | + | |
The checkbox "fuzzy search" | The checkbox "fuzzy search" | ||
- | ===== Extensive | + | ===== Advanced |
With HPB you can modify your query in such a way that you search for a specific subject, publication or author. Using Boolean, wildcard and proximity operators you can modify a general query so that the search more closely approximates your expectations. | With HPB you can modify your query in such a way that you search for a specific subject, publication or author. Using Boolean, wildcard and proximity operators you can modify a general query so that the search more closely approximates your expectations. | ||
* [[#Search using search operators]] | * [[#Search using search operators]] | ||
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- | FIXME TODO ARRANGE INTO TOPIC SUBGROUPS. ADD DESCRIPTION, | + | FIXME TODO ARRANGE INTO TOPIC SUBGROUPS. ADD DESCRIPTION, |
Enter the following special search keys for the search term: | Enter the following special search keys for the search term: | ||
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* **M** Notated music \\ Search for '' | * **M** Notated music \\ Search for '' | ||
* **E** Microfilmed material (//Please note that microforms are not principally in the focus of HPB. They are only included on the condition that full bibliographic description of the original is provided and (preferably) that the original is not present itself. For a more comprehensive research on microform surrogates please consult [[http:// | * **E** Microfilmed material (//Please note that microforms are not principally in the focus of HPB. They are only included on the condition that full bibliographic description of the original is provided and (preferably) that the original is not present itself. For a more comprehensive research on microform surrogates please consult [[http:// | ||
- | * **O** Digitised material (//Please note that digitisations themselves are not principally in the focus of HPB. They are only included on the condition that full bibliographic description of the original is provided and (preferably) that the original is not present itself. For a more comprehensive research on digitisations please consult [[http:// | + | * **O** Digitised material (//Please note that digitisations themselves are not principally in the focus of HPB. They are only included on the condition that full bibliographic description of the original is provided and (preferably) that the original is not present itself. For a more comprehensive research on digitisations please consult [[http:// |
* **Z** Combined/ | * **Z** Combined/ | ||
* **V** Objects \\ For example board games but also graphics such as etchings (portraits, ...) \\ Search for '' | * **V** Objects \\ For example board games but also graphics such as etchings (portraits, ...) \\ Search for '' | ||
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* **Search by [TMB] series title (keyword) : TMB** FIXME ??? | * **Search by [TMB] series title (keyword) : TMB** FIXME ??? | ||
* **Search by See also : CLT** FIXME ??? | * **Search by See also : CLT** FIXME ??? | ||
- | * [CID] CERL ID | + | |
* **[CSO] Cataloguing Source** | * **[CSO] Cataloguing Source** | ||
* **[FMO] Former Owner** | * **[FMO] Former Owner** | ||
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* **[FPK] fingerprint (keyword)** | * **[FPK] fingerprint (keyword)** | ||
* **[FPS] fingerprint (string)** | * **[FPS] fingerprint (string)** | ||
- | * **[IDA] ID-no. article** | + | * **[HLD] Holdings** |
* **[IPN] Imprint Name** | * **[IPN] Imprint Name** | ||
* **[PRN] Provenance Names** | * **[PRN] Provenance Names** | ||
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help/hpb/searching.txt · Last modified: 2013/02/27 11:55 by hentschke