Basic Search
Replaced by Books Search in v10.0+
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How do I limit my search to a particular book or collection?
Click on All Resources (or whatever is showing at the time) and select from the drop-down list. Type in the Find box for a particular resource as Open Resources are the only ones listed.
This search is performed by utilizing Search Fields within a resource. To see what fields are available click on All Text (or whatever is showing at the time) and look under Search Fields in the menu. Select Footnote Text to search in footnotes. Select Surface Text to ignore all footnotes.
How do I open a book directly to search results?
- To open the article in the resource click the blue text.
- To open directly to the search result click on the highlighted word in the results.
How do I search for images?
Use Media Search to search for images. It has a drop down list from which you can select different types of images e.g. Maps, Charts, Photos, Site Plans.
How do I search for topics?
Select Everything from the All Resources drop-down shown above. If the search term matches a concept in the LCV dataset, you’ll see a section called Topic:
See About Topic Search for additional information, incuding LCV.