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Help - Multimedia
- How does the Multimedia search work?
- How do I limit my search to particular resources?
- How can I get a more precise search result?
How does the Multimedia search work?
The Multimedia search allows you to precisely search the images, video and Web links in History Study Centre.
To conduct a search, type your search terms (individual words or phrases) into the keyword search box. Optionally, you may narrow the search by Item title, or limit it to a particular type of resource e.g. images.
Any records containing the words you typed will be displayed on the Results page.
Note: In the search box, all terms are treated by default as if they were combined using the Boolean operator AND. Certain common words and symbols such as a, an, he, if etc. are excluded from searches; searches on words such as these are likely to take a long time and produce a large number of possibly irrelevant matches. These words are known as stopwords; you can view a complete list of stopwords here.
How do I limit my search to a particular resource type?
You may select one or more types of resource using the Select Resources checkboxes on the Multimedia search form; all resources are shown as selected by default. To de-select a resource click the relevant checkbox.
Note that if you de-select all resources, History Study Centre will find no results for your search terms.
Note: Keyboard users can use their tab key to move from field to field, and spacebar to select & de-select categories.
How can I get a more precise search result?
The Multimedia search form allows you to restrict or expand the search by using Boolean and proximity operators, expand the search to include related meanings and alternative spellings, or search for variations on search terms using truncation, and specify exact matching. Please see the Search Tips help page for more information on complex searching.