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<span class="pageTitle">Search content</span>
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual]] > [[Access content]] > Search
  
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[[Main Page]] > [[User manual|(UM) User manual]] > [[UM-4|UM-4 Access content]] > UM-4.1 Search content
 
  
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[[Image:um4-1Search1.png|500px|right|thumb|Enter a term in the Search box]]
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[[Image:um4-1Search2.png|500px|right|thumb|Search results screen]]
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== Search for resource descriptions ==
  
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[[Image:search.png|right|thumb|500px|A search results page]]
  
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Use the [[Search box]] to find descriptions in ICA-AtoM that contain matching text. The [[Search box]] is available on every screen for every user.
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#Use the [[Glossary#Search box|search box]] to find [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] that contain matching text. The [[Glossary#Search box|search box]] is available on every page to every user.
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#Enter a query in the [[Glossary#Search box|search box]]. Use a single keyword or more advanced queries using specific [[Glossary#Field|fields]], quotations, boolean operators etc. (see [[Advanced search]])
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#Click the spyglass icon to the right of the box or press Enter on your keyboard
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#ICA-AtoM searches all [[Glossary#Field|fields]] of all [[Glossary#Archival description|archival descriptions]] and displays results on the [[Page types#Search results|search results]] page
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#The [[Page types#Search results|search results]] page displays the search query and the total number of results. By default, ICA-AtoM displays results ten at a time, providing pagination at the bottom of the page to allow users to navigate through long lists of results. [[Glossary#Administrator|Administrators]] can increase or decrease this default number (See [[Global settings#Items per page|items per page]]).
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#Click a title to view the full description (this navigates to the description's [[Glossary#View page|view page]])
  
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1. Enter a search term in the [[Search box]].
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<div class="note">
  
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As of the current ICA-AtoM version:
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* Search results can be saved as a report and printed (click on Printer Icon in title bar)
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* Search runs on the language specified by the [[Glossary#Current language|current language]]. It will not display results for descriptions that are not translated into the current language
  
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2. Click the [[Search button]].
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Future releases will address current limitations.
  
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3. ICA-AtoM searches all fields in all [[Archival description|archival descripitons]] and returns matches on the [[Search results screen]] (list).
 
  
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4. The [[Search results screen]] shows the search parametres and the numbers of matches found.
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== Search for authority records or archival institutions ==
  
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[[Image:authoritySearch.png|500px|right|thumb|Authority records search box in the Caribou theme]]
  
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5. For each match, the [[Search results screen]] gives the description title and the first three lines of the ''Scope and content'' field (if it in fact contains any data).
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#In the [[Glossary#Search box|search box]] at the bottom of browse results for [[Glossary#Authority record|authority records]] or [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institutions]], enter a search query. Use a single keyword or more advanced queries using quotations, boolean operators etc. (see [[Advanced search]])
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# The [[Page types#Search results|search results]] page will display the results
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# To view an [[Glossary#Authority record|authority record]] or [[Glossary#Archival institution|archival institution]], click on one of the blue links in the [[Page types#Search results|search results]]
  
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== Search for accession records ==
  
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6. Click a title to view the full description (routes you to the record's [[View screen]]).
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[[Image:accessionSearch.png|500px|right|thumb|Accession records search box in the Trilium theme]]
  
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To search for [[Glossary#Accession record|accession records]], you must first have a [[Glossary#User account|user account]] with sufficient edit permissions to access the Accessions module. This includes [[Glossary#Editor|editors]], [[Glossary#Contributor|contributors]], and [[Glossary#Administrator|administrators]]; additionally, a [[Glossary#Translator|translator]] with edit permissions in both the [[Glossary#Current language|current language]] and the original language in which the
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accession record was created may access the accessions module.
  
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'''Notes and limitations'''
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* For more information on users groups and edit permissions, see [[User roles]]
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* For more information on creating and editing [[Glossary#Accession record|accession records]], see [[Add/edit accession records]]
  
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As of the current version of ICA-AtoM (v1.0 beta):
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To search [[Glossary#Accession record|accession records]]:
  
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*Search is '''not''' case-sensitive.
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# Navigate to Manage > Accessions via the [[Glossary#Main menu|main menu]]
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#In the [[Glossary#Search box|search box]] at the bottom of browse results for [[Glossary#Accession record|accession records]], enter a search query. Use a single keyword or more advanced queries using quotations, boolean operators etc. (see [[Advanced search]])
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# The [[Page types#Search results|search results]] page will display the results
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# To view an [[Glossary#Accession record|accession records]], click on one of the blue links in the [[Page types#Search results|search results]]
  
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*You can only search [[Archival description|archival descriptions]]; you cannot currently search [[Authority record|authority records]], [[Archival institution|archival institutions]], or [[Term|terms]].
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Searches in [[Glossary#Accession record|accession records]] can also be limited to specific [[Glossary#Field|fields]] for more targeted results - See: [[Search fields#Accession record]]
  
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*You cannot save the search results.
 
  
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*There is currently no ''Advanced search screen''. But see in this manual [[UM-4.2|Search: advanced (UM-4.2)]] for techniques that can be used in the basic [[Search box]].
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*Search runs on the language specified by the [[Language view|language view]]; for descriptions not translated into the [[Preferred language|preferred language]], search will revert to the [[Default source language|default source language]]. E.g. an application has ''English'' as the [[Default source language|default source language]] and the user has switched to ''Français'' as the [[Language view|language view]]; a query will search the French text where translations into French exist and the English text where descriptions have not been translated.
 
  
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Future releases of ICA-AtoM (post-1.0) will address current limitations.
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[[Category:User manual]]

Latest revision as of 13:24, 8 August 2013

Please note that ICA-AtoM is no longer actively supported by Artefactual Systems.
Visit https://www.accesstomemory.org for information about AtoM, the currently supported version.

Main Page > User manual > Access content > Search


Search for resource descriptions

A search results page
  1. Use the search box to find archival descriptions that contain matching text. The search box is available on every page to every user.
  2. Enter a query in the search box. Use a single keyword or more advanced queries using specific fields, quotations, boolean operators etc. (see Advanced search)
  3. Click the spyglass icon to the right of the box or press Enter on your keyboard
  4. ICA-AtoM searches all fields of all archival descriptions and displays results on the search results page
  5. The search results page displays the search query and the total number of results. By default, ICA-AtoM displays results ten at a time, providing pagination at the bottom of the page to allow users to navigate through long lists of results. Administrators can increase or decrease this default number (See items per page).
  6. Click a title to view the full description (this navigates to the description's view page)

As of the current ICA-AtoM version:

  • Search results can be saved as a report and printed (click on Printer Icon in title bar)
  • Search runs on the language specified by the current language. It will not display results for descriptions that are not translated into the current language

Future releases will address current limitations.


Search for authority records or archival institutions

Authority records search box in the Caribou theme
  1. In the search box at the bottom of browse results for authority records or archival institutions, enter a search query. Use a single keyword or more advanced queries using quotations, boolean operators etc. (see Advanced search)
  2. The search results page will display the results
  3. To view an authority record or archival institution, click on one of the blue links in the search results

Search for accession records

Accession records search box in the Trilium theme

To search for accession records, you must first have a user account with sufficient edit permissions to access the Accessions module. This includes editors, contributors, and administrators; additionally, a translator with edit permissions in both the current language and the original language in which the accession record was created may access the accessions module.

To search accession records:

  1. Navigate to Manage > Accessions via the main menu
  2. In the search box at the bottom of browse results for accession records, enter a search query. Use a single keyword or more advanced queries using quotations, boolean operators etc. (see Advanced search)
  3. The search results page will display the results
  4. To view an accession records, click on one of the blue links in the search results

Searches in accession records can also be limited to specific fields for more targeted results - See: Search fields#Accession record



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