Keywords/Search Terms

The CURA Project Database search engine will search for up to four (4) keywords that you specify. The search engine is not case sensitive. Punctuation (including hyphens) is ignored. If you wish to search for a hyphenated keyword—for example, “Greco-Roman”—you must enter “Greco” and “Roman” as separate keywords. Otherwise, the search engine will search for “GrecoRoman.”

The search engine will automatically connect all keywords you enter with the word “AND.” This means the search will find only those records that contain all of the keywords. For example, if you enter:

“neighborhood Minneapolis poverty urban”

only records that contain the words neighborhood AND Minneapolis AND poverty AND urban will be displayed.

Limiting Search by Field

By default, the search engine will search in the following fields for your keywords:

• Project Title—the title given to the project by CURA
• Community Organization/Agency—the community organization or agency that led the project. For some projects, more than one community organization or agency may be listed.
• Project Description—a short summary of the project, including the project goals and outcomes.

For more refined searches, use the check boxes under Advanced Search to limit your search to one or more fields.

Limiting Search by CURA Program

CURA supports more than a dozen programs that sponsor research projects related to urban and regional affairs in Minnesota (view list of CURA Programs). By default, the search engine will search for projects sponsored by all CURA programs. For more refined searches, use the check boxes under Advanced Search to limit your search to projects supported by one or more CURA programs.

Limiting Search by Topic Area of Projects

CURA provides applied research and technical assistance in a variety of research areas related to urban and regional affairs. By default, the search engine will search for projects in all CURA research areas. For more refined searches, use the check boxes under Advanced Search to limit your search to projects in one or more of CURA’s research areas.