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--- help:hpb:searching [2013/02/15 15:31] – [Overview of special search keys] hentschke
+++ help:hpb:searching [2013/02/27 11:54] – [Digital copy available limit] hentschke
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 ====== Heritage of the Printed Book Database Help ======
-In the search bar above (see illustration below) you can compose a query by entering one or more search terms.
+  * [[#Simple search]] - more information about composing query.
+  * [[#Extensive search]] - information about modifying and refining queries.
+  * [[#Special search keys]] - information regarding search keys with which you can search by authors, publications, etc.
-{{:help:hpb:simple_search.png?nolink&625|}}
+===== Simple search =====
-FIXME TODO INSERT NEW SCREENSHOT WITH DIFFERENT INDEX SELECTION
+In the simple search bar you can compose a query by entering one or more search terms.
-Above the search field there are three drop-down menus with which you can modify your query. Once you have entered your query, click on the search button. The search results are then displayed on the screen.
+{{:help:hpb:simple_search.png?nolink&625|}}
-See also:
-  * [[#Simple search]] for more information about composing query.
-  * [[#Extensive search]] for information about modifying and refining queries.
-  * [[#Special search keys]] for information regarding search keys with which you can search by authors, publications, etc.
-===== Simple search =====
+Above the search field there are four drop-down menus with which you can modify your query. Once you have entered your query, click on the search button. The search results are then displayed on the screen.
 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 ''&'', ''|'', ''~'', ''()'', ''/'' unless they are preceded by a backslash, ''\''. For example: ''ups \& downs'').
-For example: ''bookplates'' is regarded as one search term, while ''book plates'' is regarded as two search terms. Exception: the author's complete name is regarded as one search term. For example: bakker, bas de.
+For example: ''bookplates'' is regarded as one search term, while ''book plates'' is regarded as two search terms. Exception: the author's complete name is regarded as one search term. For example: ''bakker, bas de''.
 If you want to search for a specific phrase, you must use quotation marks, for example: ''"fourth symphony"''.
-The HPB search engine is not case sensitive. Your can use either upper or lower case letters or you can mix capital and small letters. This has no influence on the results of your search.
+The HPB search engine is not case sensitive. You can use either upper or lower case letters or even mix both. This has no influence on the results of your search.
 Once you have entered a query, click on the search button. To interrupt a search, use your web browser's standard button.
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 === Menu 1 ===
 In the first menu you can select one of three search methods:
-  * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method ''AND''. A search for two or more search terms shows the titles that contain all the search terms entered. For example: ''einstein AND gravity'' searches for all titles that contain both ''einstein'' and ''gravity''.
+  * **Search (and)** \\ The standard selection is the search method ''AND''. A search for two or more search terms shows the titles that contain all the search terms entered. For example: ''commentarius AND hippocratis'' searches for all titles that contain both ''commentarius'' and ''hippocratis''.
-  * **Search (or)** \\ In the menu you can also select the ''OR'' search method. A search for two or more search terms shows all titles that contain at least one of the search terms. For example: ''einstein OR gravity'' searches for all titles that contain either ''einstein'' or ''gravity'' or both.
+  * **Search (or)** \\ In the menu you can also select the ''OR'' search method. A search for two or more search terms shows all titles that contain at least one of the search terms. For example: ''commentarius OR hippocratis'' searches for all titles that contain either ''commentarius'' or ''hippocratis'' or both.
   * **Browse** \\ With the selection ''Browse'' you can scan an alphabetical list of all search terms that can be used with a specific index.
-After a search it is possible to enlarge, restrict, etc. the results. For more information see: [[Perform anoher search on the search result]].
+After a search it is possible to enlarge, restrict, etc. the results. For more information see: [[Perform another search on the search result]] FIXME TODO.
 For additional information about modifying queries, see [[#Extensive search]].
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-  * **[ALL] all words without fulltext** \\ Select ''[ALL] all words without fulltext'' if you want to search different parts simultaneously, such as title, keyword and summary.
+  * **[ALL] all words** \\ Select ''[ALL]'' if you want to search different parts simultaneously, such as title, keyword and summary.
   * **[TIT] title (keywords)** \\ Select ''[TIT] title (keywords)'' if you want to search the titles of books, magazines, conference proceedings or magazine articles or other material.
   * **[PER] person/author** \\ Select ''[PER] person/author'' if you are searching for a specific author.
   * **[PUB] publisher, publishing place (keywords)** \\ Select ''[PUB]'' if you are searching for a place or name from the imprint as on the item FIXME ?.
-  * **[IPN] imprint name** \\ Select ''[IPN]'' if you are searching for a printer, publisher, bookseller etc.
+  * **[IPN] imprint name** \\ Select ''[IPN]'' if you are searching for a printer, publisher, bookseller etc. A keyword search will be performed across added entries and the original imprint phrasing FIXME //Is that true? Check with B.// For example search ''IPN sermartelli'' or ''IPN daniel elsevier''
-  * **[COR] corporation (keywords)**
+  * **[COR] corporate body (keywords)** \\ with ''[COR]'' you can perform a keyword search for corporate bodies affiliated with a publication FIXME //Check//. For example search ''COR gymnasium dorpat?'' or ''COR Bank England''
-  * **[PRN] Provenance Names**
+  * **[PRN] Provenance Names** use ''PRN'' when searching for names, initials, snippets from free text descriptions of provenance marks such as former owner, dedications etc. This might also include booksellers, ... FIXME //Check. 009B $x// Better "Provenance //Keyword//?") For example search ''PRN Varnhagen'' or ''PRN motto sapere aude'' or (a more sophisticated query) ''PRN (exlibris or "ex libris") and berlin''
   * **[FMO] Former Owner (keyword)**
   * **[FOC] Former Owner (Corporate Body)**
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   * year of publication.
-  * relevance.
   * author.
   * title.
+  * relevance.
 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.
-=== 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 containing links to digitisations. The bibliographic description in these records refers to the printed (=original) expression but a link to a digitised version in an external sytsem is present.
-==== Limit options ====
-Use the "Digital Copy" checkbox to limit your search to records containign links to digitisations. FIXME TODO LABEL IN PICTURE ABOVE
 ==== Fuzzy Search ====
 The checkbox "fuzzy search" makes your search more tolerant towards typos and includes alternative spellings into the result set. This possibly includes multilingual, implicit and associative searching. FIXME ADD MORE DETAIL AND REVIEW IF THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE OFFERED FOR HPB
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-FIXME TODO ARRANGE INTO TOPIC SUBGROUPS. ADD DESCRIPTION, EXAMPLES TO ALL. INSERT OVERVIEW OF M21/UNM FIELD
+FIXME TODO ARRANGE INTO TOPIC SUBGROUPS. ADD DESCRIPTION, EXAMPLES TO ALL. INSERT OVERVIEW OF M21/UNM FIELD. REARRANGE INTO TABLE LAYOUT?
 Enter the following special search keys for the search term:
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   * **Search by [TMB] series title (keyword) : TMB** FIXME ???
   * **Search by See also : CLT** FIXME ???
-  * [CID] CERL ID
+  * **[CID] CERL ID**
   * **[CSO] Cataloguing Source**
   * **[FMO] Former Owner**
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   * **[FPK] fingerprint (keyword)**
   * **[FPS] fingerprint (string)**
-  * **[IDA] ID-no. article**
+  * **[HLD] Holdings**
   * **[IPN] Imprint Name**
   * **[PRN] Provenance Names**

help/hpb/searching.txt · Last modified: 2013/02/27 11:55 by hentschke