Advanced
Search Help
The
advanced search
allows you to perform more refined searches. If a basic
search returns too many items, or does not appear to locate
a particular item you are looking for, an advanced search is recommended. The
following sections explain the various search options available
on the advanced search page.
Search
Terms
Advanced
search will search for up to three (3) search terms that you specify. If
you enter more than one term in a search term box, advanced search
will only search for the first term you entered in that box.
The
search engine is not case sensitive, and extra spaces and punctuation
(including hyphens) are ignored. This means that if you wish to
search for a hyphenated term—for example, "Greco-Roman"—you
must enter "Greco" and "Roman" as separate
terms. Otherwise, the search engine will search for "GrecoRoman."
The search
engine uses boolean logic to govern how search terms are combined.
You can choose how the search engine combines the terms you enter
by using one of the connectors below to connect each term. Each
of these connectors produces a different kind of search:
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AND:
Finds documents that contain all of the specified words.
Minnesota AND Twins finds documents with both
the word Minnesota and the word Twins.
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OR:
Finds documents that contain at least one of the specified
words. Minnesota OR Twins finds documents containing
either the word Minnesota or the word Twins.
The found documents could contain both items, but not
necessarily.
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WITH:
Finds documents that contain the specified words directly
adjacent to one another. Twin WITH Cities would
find all documents containing the phrase Twin Cities,
but would not find Minnesota Cities--Minneapolis—Twins
Baseball.
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NEAR:
Finds documents that contain both of the specified words
within 10 words of each other. Minnesota NEAR Twins
would find documents containing Minnesota Twins, but
probably not any other kind of twins.
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NOT:
Finds documents that contain the first word but not
the second word. Twin NOT Cities would find all
documents that contain the word Twin but do not
contain the word Cities.
The default
setting for basic and advanced searches is to connect search
terms with AND.
Limiting
Your Search to Specific Fields
The
default for basic and advanced searches is to search the author,
title, keywords, and abstract fields for the search terms you
enter. In some instances, you may wish to limit your search
to only some or one of these fields.
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Author: All publications indexed in the catalog contain an entry in
the author field. Authors may be an organization ("Center
for Urban and Regional Affairs"), an individual ("Tom
Scott"), or several individuals.
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Title:
All publications indexed in the catalog contain an
entry in the title field.
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Keywords:
All publications indexed in the catalog have been assigned keywords
based on the primary focus of the publication. Keywords are
subjective, so if a particular keyword (elderly, for
example) yields no results, try another search using a related
term (such as aged or aging). You can view
a list of keywords used to index publications in this catalog.
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Abstract:
Approximately one-third of the publications indexed in the
catalog include an abstract or summary as part of their
record.
Limiting
Your Search by Publication Type
The
catalog indexes four types of publications, listed below.
Only the first two types are official CURA publications that
have undergone a review and editing process by CURA. The last
two types are unofficial publications that report on projects
CURA supported, but that have not been reviewed by CURA.
CURA
Reporter Article: A feature-length article
from our quarterly publication, the CURA Reporter;
reviewed and edited by CURA.
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Published
CURA Report: An official CURA report about a CURA-supported
project; reviewed and edited by CURA.
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Unpublished
Project Report: An unpublished report about a CURA-supported
project, often written by a student research assistant;
not reviewed or edited by CURA.
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Report
Published Elsewhere:
A report about a CURA-supported project written or published
by an agency other than CURA; not reviewed or edited
by CURA.
Limiting
Your Search by Date Range The catalog
includes publications produced since CURA was first formed
in 1968. Because many of the materials indexed are time-sensitive,
you have the option of limiting your search by date to the
last 2 years, the last 5 years, or the last 10 years. The
default setting for basic and advanced searches is to search
for all publications regardless of publication date.
Limiting
Your Search by Availability More
than 2000 publications are indexed in this catalog. The
availability of these publications varies.
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Hardcopy:
Indicates the publication is in print, and an original
hardcopy is available. Hardcopies may be ordered online
using the shopping cart feature. CURA will provide one hardcopy
of up to five (5) individual reports free of charge.
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Photocopy:
Indicates the publication is no longer in print,
but a photocopy is available. Photocopies may be ordered
online using the shopping cart feature. CURA will photocopy
up to 200 pages per order at no charge.
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Online:
Indicates the publication is available online as either
an HTML document (plain text), or as a PDF file (requires
Adobe Acrobat
Reader 4.0). Online publications can be accessed
by clicking on the highlighted URL contained in the
catalog record for that item.
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Reference
Only: Indicates the publication is available only for
use in the CURA resource collection (room 330, HHH
Center). These publications include maps, videotapes,
etc. Please call (612) 626-1551 to make prior arrangements
with our staff to use the resource collection.
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