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Builder (Boolean) Search
A Builder search finds records using keywords located anywhere in a record,
or only in specific fields.To perform a Builder search:
- Type in the search term(s) you want to find in the Search For free text
field. (Punctuation, case, and
word order are ignored.) Your search terms are automatically truncated
on the right, so you
don't need to use a question
mark (?) for truncation. - Default search criteria can be modified
for your search:- Select from the Search In drop-down
list whether you want to search for
all the search terms, any
of the search terms, or the search
terms as a phrase. - Select which Boolean
operator you want applied to the next
search term(s): AND, OR,
or NOT. - Narrow your
search by further limiting by entering
information in the following
free text fields and selecting
options and boolean operators from the
drop down menu as needed.
- Select from the Search In drop-down
- Click the
Limits icon if you want to limit
your keyword
seach based on other criteria.
Click the Search button to begin your search. Click the Reset button to clear
the search page.
Simple Search (Combined Search)
The Simple Search (Combined Search) page allows you to perform a normal search.
You can specify the search terms, the type of search (Keyword, Author, Title,
Subject, etc.), and a single limit on the search. You can also select from the
main list of limits before performing your search.
To perform a search, you must do the following:
- Enter the words you want to search for in the "Find this" field.
- Select
the type of search
that you want to perform by choosing a search
type from the "Find Results in" list.
Depending on
how your library has this configured, it may
be a drop-down arrow or a list.- (Optional) Choose what
type of limit you want applied to the
search by either 1) selecting
a limit from the Simple Limit
menu or by 2) clicking the Limits button
and choosing from the entire list of
limits. - (Optional) Specify
how many entries of the search results
you want to have display
on each page by clicking the drop-down
arrow and selecting
the number of
records in the
...records per page field.
- (Optional) Choose what
- Click the
Submit button to execute the search. You can also click the Reset button
to
clear the information
entered into the page. - Click the Search button to begin your search. Click the Reset button
to clear the search page.Course Reserve Search
A Course Reserve search allows you to search for items on reserve for various
classes. To perform a Course Reserve search:- Select one item from one (or more) of the following drop-down lists:
Instructor, Department, Course, or Section. Note: you cannot Limit a
course
reserve search. - Click the Search button to begin your search.
Click the Reset
button to clear the search page.
Map (Geospatial) Search
WebVoyage provides you with a variety of options when searching for map-related
items in your database. You can conduct a search for items by specifying a region
which must be covered, in part or in whole, by the item. This region can be a
rectangle, a polygon, a point or circle, a corridor or route, or a range.To begin map searching, from the main search page click the Maps button. This
will display the map-related search functions.Rectangle Search
Polygon Search
Point and Radius Search
Corridor/Route Search
Range SearchRectangle
SearchThe Rectangle Search function allows you to perform a search on a rectangular
area. To define the area, you must provide the lower-left corner
and the upper-right corner of the rectangle.To perform a search on a rectangular area:
- Click the Rectangle Search button. The Rectangle Search tools appear
onscreen. - Enter whether you want your search to include only the area covered
by the map or
the Minimum Bounding Rectangle (the smallest rectangular area that would
enclose
the entire map) by selecting
Polygon or MBR from the Footprint drop-down list. - Enter
which units you
want to use in order to describe the coordinates by clicking on the Format
Type drop-down and
selecting a type from the list.
You can select Degrees/Minutes/Seconds; Degrees/Decimal
Minutes; Decimal Degrees;
UTM Meters; MGRS; or UPS. - Enter
the coordinates
for the lower-left point of the area into the field(s) in the Lower Left
column. If you selected
units of Degrees/Minutes/Seconds,
Degrees/Decimal Minutes, or Decimal
Degrees, you must enter
a Latitude value and a Longitude
value. If you selected UTM Meters, MGRS, or UPS, you must
enter the point into the field in that format. - Enter the coordinates for
the upper-right point of the area into the field(s)
in the Upper-Right
column. If you
selected units of Degrees/Minutes/Seconds, Degrees/Decimal
Minutes, or Decimal
Degrees, you must enter a
Latitude value and a Longitude
value. If you selected UTM Meters, MGRS, or UPS, you
must enter the point into the field in that
format. - Select how
many records you want to appear on each page
of search results
by clicking on the
Records Requested drop-down and selecting
a number from the list. - Click the Search button to perform
the search; or
click the Clear button
to reset the fields onscreen.
Polygon Search
The Polygon Search function allows you to perform a search on an area that
is not rectangular. You can enter up to ten points
into the list. The area that will be searched is created by connecting
each coordinate with the next
in the order in which they were entered. (The
first and last coordinates are also connected together.)For example, if you entered Latitude and Longitude information into the fields
Coordinate 1 through Coordinate 5, Coordinate 1 would be connected with Coordinates
2 and 5; Coordinate 2 would be connected to Coordinates 1 and 3; and so on.To perform a search on a polygonal area:
- Click the Polygon Search button. The Polygon Search tools appear onscreen.
- Enter
whether you want
your search to include only the area covered by the map or the Minimum
Bounding Rectangle
(the smallest
rectangular area that would enclose the entire map) by selecting Polygon
or MBR from
the Footprint
drop-down list. - Enter
which units you
want to use in order to describe the coordinates by clicking on the Format
Type drop-down and
selecting a type from the list.
You can select Degrees/Minutes/Seconds; Degrees/Decimal
Minutes; Decimal Degrees;
UTM Meters; MGRS; or UPS. - Enter
the coordinates
for each point of the area to be searched (in the order that they are
to be connected to
form the polygon; the last point
in the list will be connected to the first point in the list)
into the Coordinate
fields. If you
selected units of Degrees/Minutes/Seconds,
Degrees/Decimal Minutes, or Decimal Degrees, you must enter a Latitude
value
and a Longitude value for each
coordinate. If you selected
UTM Meters, MGRS, or UPS, you
must enter the coordinates into the field in that format. - Select
how many records
you want to appear on each page of search results by clicking on the
Records Requested drop-down
and selecting a number from
the list. - Click
the
Search button to perform the search; or click the Clear button
to reset the fields onscreen.
Point and Radius Search
The Point and Radius Search function allows you to perform a search for
a single point, or for a circular area centered
around a point.To perform a search on a circular area:
- Click the Point and Radius Search button. The Point and Radius Search
tools appear onscreen. - Enter whether you want your search to
include only
the area covered by the map or the Minimum Bounding Rectangle (the smallest
rectangular area
that would enclose the entire
map) by selecting Polygon or
MBR from the Footprint drop-down list. - Enter which units
you want to use
in order to describe the coordinates by clicking on the Format Type drop-down
and selecting a type
from the list. You can select Degrees/Minutes/Seconds; Degrees/Decimal
Minutes; Decimal
Degrees; UTM Meters; MGRS; or
UPS. - Enter the coordinates for
the center point
of the circle into the field(s) in the Point and Radius block.
If you selected units of Degrees/Minutes/Seconds,
Degrees/Decimal Minutes, or
Decimal Degrees,
you must enter a Latitude value and a Longitude value. If you selected
UTM Meters,
MGRS, or UPS,
you must enter the point
into the field in that format. - Enter the dimension of the
radius of the circle into the Radius field,
and select a
unit of measurement for the radius
from the Radius drop-down menu. Entering a
Radius measurement
is optional. - Select how
many records you want to appear on each page
of search results
by clicking on the
Records Requested drop-down and selecting
a number from the list. - Click the Search button to perform
the search; or
click the Clear button
to reset the fields onscreen.
Corridor/Route Search
The Corridor/Route Search function allows you to perform a search on an
area defined as a path along a series of points. You can enter
up to ten points into the list. The area that will be searched
is created by connecting
each coordinate with the next in the order in which they were
entered, and then measuring tangentially away from each ’leg’ of
the path. (Unlike the Polygon Search, however, the first and
last coordinates are not
connected together, and no interior range is searched.)For example, if you entered Latitude and Longitude information into the fields
Coordinate 1 through Coordinate 6, Coordinate 1 would be connected with Coordinate
2; Coordinate 2 would be connected to Coordinates 1 and 3; and so on.To perform a search on a corridor or route:
- Click the Corridor/Route Search button. The Corridor/Route Search tools
appear onscreen. - Enter whether you want your search to include
only the area
covered by the map or the Minimum Bounding Rectangle (the smallest rectangular
area that would
enclose the entire
map) by selecting
Polygon or MBR from
the Footprint
drop-down list. - Enter which units
you want to use
in order to describe the coordinates by clicking on the Format Type drop-down
and selecting a type
from the list. You can select Degrees/Minutes/Seconds; Degrees/Decimal
Minutes; Decimal
Degrees; UTM Meters; MGRS; or
UPS. - Enter the coordinates for
each point of
the route to be searched (in the order in which they are to be connected
to form
the route; unlike
the Polygon Search, however, the last point in the list will
not be connected to the first
point in the list) into the Coordinate fields.
If you selected units of Degrees/Minutes/Seconds,
Degrees/Decimal Minutes, or Decimal Degrees, you must enter a Latitude
value and a Longitude
value for each coordinate. If you selected UTM Meters, MGRS,
or UPS, you must enter the coordinates into the field in that format. - Select how many records you
want to appear on each page of search results by clicking on
the Records Requested
drop-down and selecting
a number from the list. - Click the
Search button to perform the
search; or click
the Clear button to reset the fields
onscreen.
Range Search
The Range Search function allows you to perform a search on a partially bounded
area. To define the area, you may provide any combination of upper, lower,
left and right coordinates.To perform a search over a range:
- Click the Range Search button. The Range Search tools appear onscreen.
- Enter
whether you want
your search to include only the area covered by the map or the Minimum
Bounding Rectangle
(the smallest
rectangular area that would enclose the entire map) by selecting Polygon
or MBR from
the Footprint
drop-down list. - Enter
which units you
want to use in order to describe the coordinates by clicking on the Format
Type drop-down and
selecting a type from the list.
You can select Degrees/Minutes/Seconds; Degrees/Decimal
Minutes; Decimal Degrees;
UTM Meters; MGRS; or UPS. - Enter
the coordinate
for each limit of the range into the field(s) in the Lower Left column.
If you selected units
of Degrees/Minutes/Seconds, Degrees/Decimal
Minutes, or Decimal
Degrees, you must enter a Latitude value and a Longitude value. If you
selected
UTM Meters, MGRS, or UPS, you must enter the point into the field in
that
format. - Select how many records you
want to appear on each page of search results by clicking on
the Records Requested
drop-down and selecting
a number from the list. - Click the
Search button to perform the
search; or click
the Clear button to reset the fields
onscreen.
- Select one item from one (or more) of the following drop-down lists: