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Advanced search guide - CityU Scholars | A Research Hub of Excellence
<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <title>Advanced search guide - CityU Scholars | A Research Hub of Excellence</title> <script type="text/javascript">(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');ga('create', 'UA-11187669-7', { 'cookieDomain': document.location.hostname });ga('set', 'anonymizeIp', true);ga('send', 'pageview');</script> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="/resources/style/css/main.css?stamp=1731905518316" /></head><body class="lucenewrap en_GB en ie ie7"><h1>Advanced query syntax</h1> <p>A search can also be limited by a specific field in <b>CityU Scholars</b>. The advanced query syntax enables users who are intimate with all the index fields in <b>CityU Scholars</b> to perform more advanced queries than possible with the basic query syntax. To write a query using this syntax, you must write '^' as the first character in the query that you enter - for example "^abstract:science AND title:computer".</p> <p><span class="subheader">Tip:</span>Notice the option for adding the ^ character using the advanced search form at "Additional options".</p> <h3>Advanced search strategies</h3> <table border="1" class="tgroup" style="width: 100%;"> <thead> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry">Search, limit to...</td> <td class="entry">Example</td> <td class="entry">Notes</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody class="tbody"> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry">title</td> <td class="entry">^title:universe</td> <td class="entry">Finds content with 'universe', only in the title</td> </tr> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry">abstract</td> <td class="entry">^abstract:universe</td> <td class="entry">Finds content with 'universe', only in the abstract</td> </tr> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry">keyword</td> <td class="entry">^keyword:universe</td> <td class="entry">Finds content where 'universe' has been added as keyword - or is part of a keyword. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span class="subheader">Tip:</span>To explore more and get a full overview of search fields, please refer to the full description here</p> <table border="1" class="tgroup" style="width: 100%;"> <thead> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry">Operator</td> <td class="entry">Example</td> <td class="entry">Notes</td> </tr> </thead> <tbody class="tbody"> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry"><b>AND</b> or <b>[blank space]</b></td> <td class="entry">term1 AND term2</td> <td class="entry">Finds content with BOTH term1 or term2</td> </tr> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry"><b>OR</b> or <b>|</b></td> <td class="entry">term1 OR term2</td> <td class="entry">Finds content with EITHER term1 or term2</td> </tr> <tr class="row"> <td class="entry"><b>NOT</b> or <b>-</b></td> <td class="entry">term1 NOT term2</td> <td class="entry">Finds content where term1 is present BUT NOT term2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><span class="subheader">Note:</span>Boolean operators must be ALL CAPS. And AND is the default operator, when using two or more search terms.</p> <h3>Combining search methods</h3> <p>Using ( ) search queries can be build by combining for example boolean operators with field searches. For example like this: (evaluation OR usability) AND ^title:design</p></body></html>