| "Search in" |
The pull-down menus indicate which index you need to use for the
search term you have put in. The four pre-selected search fields can
be changed. Click on the relevant arrow button for a list and choose
the field you would like to use.
Detailed explanations of each
search field can be found on the relevant index guidance
page under "Help (index)".
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| Search words |
Here you need to type in a search term that is related to the
selected "Search in" field on the left.
Spelling: you can use all lower case or upper and lower case
to input text, as the program is not case sensitive. Use of
umlauts and ß is optional, as are accents. However,
if you do not use an umlaut or the ß character, these
must be transcribed (e.g. ä written as "ae" and
ß as "ss"). For special characters from foreign
languages please use the simple form.
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| Truncation |
All search words are automatically truncated.
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| Index |
If you click the accompanying Index button when you have keyed in a
search word, you will access an index guidance page, which
features a brief explanation of your chosen search field and some
examples.
If you click on "Start Search,", you will find an
alphabetical or numerical page from the relevant index. The search word
which you entered appears at the beginning of the list and the number
of results is given in brackets.
If you click on an entry in the index which has only one hit, you will
see a full title straight away; otherwise you will see a list of short
titles. If a listing in the index appears greyed out, it indicates a
secondary form of the name and the official form of the name is given
next to it. If you click on this official name (shown in colour) you
will be taken to the place in the index with the results of your
search.
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| Year of publication |
You can use this field to restrict your search results to the
year or time span of publication. Please note that years must
be typed in full. The following forms of entry are possible:
| 1999 |
[all publications from one year] |
| 1985- [or: 1985 - ] |
[all publications from 1985 inclusive] |
| -2000 [or: - 2000] |
[all publications up to 2000 inclusive] |
| >1985 [or: > 1985] |
[all publications after 1985] |
| <2000 [or: < 2000] |
[all publications before 2000] |
| 1985-2000 [or: 1985 - 2000] |
[all publications in this time span] |
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| Search examples |
If you are unsure how search terms should be expressed, please
see the relevant index guidance page. It provides search examples
and brief explanations of their respective search terms. Detailed
explanations are available by clicking the "Help (Index)"
button on the index guidance page.
- A search term which you have typed in on the index guidance page
can be transferred into the "Search words" field on
the main search page by clicking the relevant button.
From the main search page you can either start the search immediately
or refine the search by putting in more search terms in other fields.
- With the search word on the index guidance page you can start the
index search immediately by clicking the relevant button.
If you click on "Start search", you will find an
alphabetical or numerical page from the relevant index. The search word
which you entered appears at the beginning of the list and the number
of results is given in brackets.
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| Combining search fields |
When using more than one search field, you can choose between AND and OR.
The default option is AND but this can be changed using the relevant button.
| AND = |
only results which include all search terms |
| OR = |
all results that include at least one of the search terms |
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| Start search |
To begin a search click the "Start search" button.
If there are no results you will be given the choice:
"Try another search term or search through the index"
If you click "another search term" you will return to the main search
page, and by clicking on "index" you will be taken to the index
relating to the search field selected.
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