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randalldfloyd authored Apr 24, 2024
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Each collection has been assigned a number of subjects to describe the materials in the collection. A <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:bold">Subject</span> search is similar to a keyword search, but instead of searching through the entire finding aid you are searching the assigned subjects of each collection.
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You can search by <span style="font-style:italic; font-weight:bold">Title</span> to find a specific collection in Archives Online. 
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<span style="font-style:italic">Example:</span> A keyword search for <span style="font-weight:bold">love AND baseball</span> will only return collections that represent both terms. A collection that includes the term "love" but not the term "baseball" will not be included in the resulting list. 
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<span style="font-weight:bold">OR</span>—Either term must be represented in a collection. If one term or another is contained in a document, the item will be included in the results list. You would use OR if you're trying to expand your search.
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<span style="font-style:italic">Example:</span> A keyword search for <span style="font-weight:bold">love OR baseball</span> will return collections that represent one or both of the terms. A collection that includes the term "love" but not the term "baseball" will be included in the resulting list. The same is true if a collection includes the "baseball" but not the term "love."
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<span style="font-weight:bold">NOT</span>—the first term is searched, then any records containing the term after the operators are subtracted from the results. You would use NOT if you're trying to limit your search.
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<span style="font-style:italic">Examples:</span> <span style="font-weight:bold">base*</span> returns results with "bases" or "based" or "baseball." <span style="font-weight:bold">wom?n</span> returns results with "woman" or "women."
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<h4>Searching by Repository</h4>
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Begin with any search in the search bar at the top of the page. Once on the results list, click on the <span style="font-weight:bold">"Repository"</span> facet on the left hand side of the screen. Click on the repository you want to search within. The results list will now exclude hits from all repositories besides the one you selected.
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<span style="font-style:italic">Example:</span>The results list from a keyword search for <span style="font-weight:bold">love AND baseball</span> faceted by Lilly Library will only include Lilly Library collections that contain the terms <span style="font-weight:bold">love AND baseball.</span>
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