Search

You can Quick Search across all the content.

The quick search box is on every page. It works just like other search engines, like Google search:

  • Put in a word to find just that word (and simple variants: search for cat and you will also find cats.)
  • Put in more than one word and you will find pages that contain any of those words (the ones that contain most of them should be the top results).
  • Put in a phrase (enclose the phrase in quotation marks: “just like this”) and you will find only pages containing that phrase.

Run your search by hitting return or clicking the magnifying glass icon to the right of the search box.

Search results

The main part of the search results page contains your search results, divided into two parts, each on its own tab:

  • The BOOKS tab shows you what complete OWCs you have found with your search – for example, if you searched for its title, or a search term that was appropriate to the whole book; and
  • The CHAPTER tab shows you what chapters you have found with your search – for example if you searched for a word that appears in the full text of that chapter, or in the indexing data for that chapter. The CHAPTER tab is the default.

Click on either tab to see your chapter and books search results list.

  • The list is ordered by relevance, with the best results at the top. Use the Sort by options at the top of the list to sort by the author name instead.
  • You can choose to increase the number of Items per page with the box at the top of the list.
  • Long lists will be broken over several pages. Use the Page links at the top right of the list to move from page to page

Each result on the CHAPTER tab shows you the chapter, the OWC it comes from, and a snippet of text showing how your search term appears – this can help you choose whether you want to see the whole result. Click on the chapter name to see the full text of the chapter, or click on the OWC title to go to that book.

Once you've gone to full content, you can return to your results list, or move through it, using the arrows and Back to results on the left below the header.

Refining your results list

On the left of your results list you’ll find features to help you find what you want in that list.

  • Availability: your library may not provide access to all the OWCs. Open the Availability widget by clicking the little triangle and then check the Unlocked and Free boxes to limit what you see to just what you have access rights to.
  • Narrow your choices by choosing a subject. In this pane you’ll see the same subject taxonomy as in the subject browse panel – but in more detail, so you can choose to explore more precisely.
    • Each topic shows you the number of OWCs on that topic (in brackets.)
    • Click on the + signs to expand each branch of the taxonomy, the – signs to hide the sub-branches, and click on each term to choose it.

Gone too far?

The grey panel at the top of the main list shows you the search terms and filters that are being used to make your results list. You can always remove a filter by clicking on the x next to it, or Clear All and start again.

Using the results list

You can save a search results list and print it out or share it via a social media site – use the icons at the top right of the list.