Quick Search

Quick Search searches all fields, including Abstract and User Definable, and all search terms are connected by the Boolean connector OR.  It also searches for embedded terms, i.e. if you search for art you will retrieve references with heart, part etc.  Results will, therefore, include the maximum number of references.  To narrow your search to specific fields and specific combinations of terms, use the Advanced Search feature.  Searches are not case sensitive so you do not need to use capital letters.

The results of a Quick Search are always ranked by relevancy.  A document earns a relevance rating based on the number of words in the search query that it contains, and the weight value of each of those words.  References containing all of the words in a query several times will be ranked at the top.  References containing all of the words in a query will be ranked above references containing only some portion of the words.  The first word in your search query is given a higher priority than the following words, so references containing just the first word rank above ones containing just the second or third word.