{"id":5500,"date":"2022-10-18T11:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tiedonhaku-kirjasto\/?page_id=5500"},"modified":"2023-10-10T10:03:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:03:37","slug":"search-fields","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/tiedonhaku-kirjasto\/search-fields\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Search Fields"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In databases, the individual records (see Library Terminology: Record<\/a>) that describe the contents of a publication are comprised of fields. Information on the topic of the publication as well as where and when it was published is recorded in the databases. Some familiar examples of the record\u2019s fields are publication title, keywords, abstract, authors, and date of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most specific results are found in the title and index term fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most specific results are attained by searching for the Title and Index Term fields with a relevant query. Both fields include words that are also relevant to the main content of the publication. It should be noted that not all publications, for example the most recent, may have not been described by index terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing the search terms on these fields is particularly useful in the case that the search otherwise provides numerous or irrelevant results. However, it is also possible that some useful publications will not be found if the fields are limited so strictly. Different limiting options are usually worth trying when aiming for finding the settings that best suit each search question and topic; for example, limiting the search to the title field can sometimes be too narrow.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any words that describe the topic may be used as search terms.\u00a0 It is possible to focus the search with the use of index terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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