The Search function allows users to perform basic or advanced searches of all fields within the metadata (e.g., author’s name, publication title) and/or full text of a given document. Users can also elect to search critical annotations.
The advanced search feature enables searches to be limited by date range or type of publication (e.g., newspapers, books, manuscripts). The terms "and," "or," and "not" can also be used to limit searches. To find alternate spellings and variant phrasing, an asterisk (*) can replace letters and/or words (e.g., George N*dev*r will find instances of both George Nidever and George Nedevier). Quotation marks cannot be used when performing a search.With the exception of asterisks, all searches are phrase specific. For example, a search for Helen Roberts will not return instances of Helen M. Roberts and vice versa.
The advanced search feature enables searches to be limited by date range or type of publication (e.g., newspapers, books, manuscripts). The terms "and," "or," and "not" can also be used to limit searches. To find alternate spellings and variant phrasing, an asterisk (*) can replace letters and/or words (e.g., George N*dev*r will find instances of both George Nidever and George Nedevier). Quotation marks cannot be used when performing a search.With the exception of asterisks, all searches are phrase specific. For example, a search for Helen Roberts will not return instances of Helen M. Roberts and vice versa.