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Searching the Source Name Index
This index allows you to select one or more source tiles (repository names)
to add to your search query. It contains the names of all repositories indexed
in the product.
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Browse Option
Click a letter (A-Z) to browse through a list of items alphabetically. This
feature is useful if you do not know the correct spelling of an item.
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Move To Option
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Enter a source title (repository name) or the first few characters of a title
in the Move To text field. The product automatically adds a wildcard to your
search query.
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Click the Move To button to go to a list of source items
that begin with the characters that you entered. For example, if you enter
gene* as the search term, the product finds every item in the
index that begins with this word such as Gene Expression Omnibus.
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Click the Add button to select a repository title from the
list. The selected title is added to the text box at the bottom of the page.
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Click OK to transfer the selected title(s) to the Source
field on the Search page.
If you are performing an Advanced Search, the product transfers the selected
title(s) to the field box along with the correct field tag. For example:
SO=(GENE EXPRESSION OMNIBUS).
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Find Option
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Enter a word or phrase in the Find text field.
Wildcards (* $ ?) are permitted.
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Click the Find button to go to a list of items that contain
the term or terms that you entered. For example, if you enter
center as the search term, the product finds every item in the
index that contains these words anywhere in a source title. For
example:
ROPER CENTER FOR PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH
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Click the Add button to select a title from the list. The
selected title is added to the text box at the bottom of the page.
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Click OK to transfer the selected title(s) to the Source
field on the Search page.
If you are performing an Advance Search, the product transfers the selected
title(s) to the field box along with the correct field tag. For example:
SO=(DATAWEB).
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Timespan
The selected timespan appears in the right-hand corner of the page. The index
contains all searchable items (and a record count) for this timespan.
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Booleans
Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) are treated as regular alphabetic
characters. Do not use them in your search.
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