A Keyword With Relevance Ranking search allows you to search for any word(s) or phrase(s). Search results are displayed as a Ranked Keyword Title List in an order determined by a relevancy algorithm. Ranking factors include:
Uniqueness of search terms within the database
Proximity of search terms to each other within the catalog record
Number of different search terms present in a catalog record
Number of times a search term occurs in specific areas of the catalog record (e.g., subject heading, author, title).
If a Keyword With Relevance Ranking search does not retrieve the kind of results you expect, include a plus sign (+) before every term in your search, or use the plain
Keyword search option instead.
All words will be searched including "and", "or", "not", "the", "a", "la", "das", etc.
Boolean operators do not function in Keyword With Relevance Ranking searches
Use a question mark
? to find terms with variant endings.
Examples:
 Search: |
desconstructivis? |
| Finds: |
deconstructivism, deconstructivist, etc. |
Use quotation marks to search for phrases:
Examples:
| Search: |
"global warming" |
Use a plus sign (
+) before a term to indicate that it is essential.
Examples:
| Search: |
+alternative +medicine |
Use an exclamation mark (
!) before a term to indicate that it must not be present.
Examples:
| Search: |
buddhism !zen |
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