Searching
European Intellectual History Database
There are three ways to search the Curl database:
- Browse field by subject
- Search by Keyword
- Advanced Search
Browse field by Subject
To browse a field by subject, select the letter of the
subject heading you are looking for to display all Curl subject
headings beginning with that letter.
Hint: Subject searching can be tricky ... you must be
using the exact term assigned to your subject to locate items
in a subject search and the term the database uses may not be
the term you would use. For instance if you were looking for
satellite images you might search under Satellites Pictures.
In fact the subject heading for satellite images is Remote Sensing
images. If your subject search turns up no records, try a keyword
search. Once you find an item that you like, look at its subject
headings and try a subject search using that term.
Search by Keyword
Enter the search term in the box below Search by Keyword and
press the search button. Your results will be displayed. On
the results page, press "Home Page" to search
for something different.
Defining Search Terms: The system will look for
an exact match and will search the following data fields: Annotations,
Additional Keywords, Discipline, Origin of site, Reason for Submission,
Subject, Submitted By, URL, URL Title, URL Type. The Advanced
Search section defines the data fields in detail.
If your search requires a more complex search, go to Advanced
Search.
Advanced Search
Keyword - allows you to combine terms from any of
Ten different fields in a single search.
- Enter your search term(s) in the text box.
- Choose the field to search: All Fields, Annotations, Additional
Keywords, Discipline, Origin of site, Reason for Submission,
Subject, Submitted By, URL, URL Title, URL Type. See Below for
more information on the Fields.
- Use as many of the text boxes as you like. (E.g.., you might
enter acid rain in one box and maps in another.)
- Choose the Boolean Operator to connect your search terms:
AND - retrieve items that must contain both of your search
terms. (The system will use and as its default.)
OR - retrieve items that contain either of your search
terms.
Retrieving Results
Results - of your search are displayed in alphabetical
order and include the URL title, the URL, and an annotation
that describes the Web site.
- To go directly to the site click on the URL.
- To read the Curl record click on the highlighted subject.
The Curl record includes details about the site including an
annotation, the reason the site was selected for Curl, keywords
and subject heading, as well as other details about the site.
Curl Fields
Annotation -Text that describes the contents of
the Web Site and helps the user anticipate what will be within.
Keywords - Keywords are used to make the database
as user friendly as possible and to increase retrieval of records.
As many keywords as applicable are assigned to each site.
Origin Site - The name of the person or organization
responsible for the creation, compilation, and/or maintenance
of the Web site.
Reason for Submission - More evaluative than an
annotation, this field is used to capture the reason or reasons
that the submitter felt that this resource merits inclusion.
Subject Headings - The Web sites have been catalogued
using the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Subject Headings
make the database easier to search as one common standard is used
to catalog sites.
Submitted By - The Curl project participant who
added the Web site to the database.
URL - Primary key
URL Title - The title of the Web site.
URL Type - The type of Web site the Web site is.
Some of the categories include Database, Essay, Novel, and Bibliography. |
