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AusGeoRef Database - Instructions Use the table of contents below to jump to the topic of interest. Search Options You may search the database using two options. Basic Search allows you to search for any word or combination of words within a reference. Advanced Search allows you to search for any word or combination of words within a reference as well as by specific fields including author, title, source, series, report number, etc. Return to Search AusGeoRef Home General search help shows the proper syntax to use when searching for words and phrases, along with examples of each technique. Other topics include how to use advanced search features such as the AND-OR-NOT droplists and how to search using a range (commonly used for searching dates). Use the table of contents below to jump to the topic of interest.
Searching It's easy to find the information you want!
Type the word you want to find (granite) or type a phrase (Pilbara Block) to find those words, in that order. To find variations of word stems, type an asterisk at the end of one or more words (elast* wave*). Use the symbols & / ! between words or phrases to represent Boolean AND, OR, NOT. Include a space before and after the symbol. Use the proximity operators w# (within) and p# (preceding) to find words near each other. See examples below.
Words joined by & / ! are evaluated in left-to-right order: ODP & DSDP / IPOD finds items that contain ODP and DSDP, or items that contain IPOD. Use parentheses to control evaluation order: red & (white / blue) finds items that are red and white or red and blue. Back to the Top | Return to Search AusGeoRef Home To find a date, use any reasonable format, including but not limited to the examples shown below:
Do not use a forward slash to separate date elements unless you surround the date with quotation marks ("12/31/98"). You can use the symbols & / ! between dates to do AND-OR-NOT searches. For example, May 1998 / June 1998 finds all dates in May or June 1998. You can do less than, greater than, and range searches for dates (see below). Doing "less than," "greater than," and "between" searches You can search for items greater than or less than a certain value, or within a range. This is most commonly done when searching for dates, but may also be done when searching for values or text. Use the symbols shown below. When used with a partial date, these symbols search from the beginning of the date (first day of the month or year). A range consists of two values, low and high, separated by a colon. Include spaces around the colon.
Back to the Top | Return to Search AusGeoRef Home Using the AND-OR-NOT Droplist If a search form includes an AND-OR-NOT droplist in front of each box, you can do more sophisticated searches. The Boolean operator you select for a box determines how the search criteria in that box will be combined with criteria already evaluated. Boxes are evaluated from top to bottom (first box to last). Finding a term (exact, complete match) A term is a complete item, with no additional text before or after. To search for a term, precede it with an equal sign (=). For example, =john smith finds only that complete term (does not find just "john" or just "smith" or that phrase embedded in other text). Case and Punctuation Case in query criteria is usually ignored (a search for joe smith finds Joe Smith). Punctuation is also ignored, except for the AND-OR-NOT symbols (& / !) and the colon for range searches ( : ). If you want these characters to be interpreted literally, use quotation marks ("C-13/C-12") or replace the punctuation with a space (C 13 C 12). To clear query criteria, click the Reset button on the search form. Submit Query Button To start your search, click the Submit Query button. A successful search finds one or more records, which are displayed in your web browser as a report. Use the browser controls as you normally would, to browse, print, go back, etc. You can also:
Back to the Top | Return to Search AusGeoRef Home Field search help shows you what information is contained in each data base field, and also offers examples on how to optimize your queries for searching these fields. Use the table of contents below to jump to the topic of interest. Single words from titles may be searched separately or by using the &, /, or ! operators. Type the word you want to find (bauxite) or type a phrase (electron paramagnetic resonance) to find those words, in that order. To find variations of word stems, type an asterisk at the end of one or more words (elast* wave*). Use the symbols & / ! between words or phrases to represent Boolean AND, OR, NOT. Include a space before and after the symbol. Use the proximity operators w# (within) and p# (preceding) to find words near each other. See examples below.
Words joined by & / ! are evaluated in left-to-right order: water & wells / springs finds items that are about water and wells, or items that are about springs. Use parentheses to control evaluation order: water & (wells / springs) finds items that are about water and wells or water and springs. Back to the Top | Return to Search AusGeoRef Home Author names may be searched using last names or by entering the last name followed by the initials. Examples:
In these examples, "smith" will retrieve all of the forms that follow. Searching "smith, j." will retrieve "smith, j.r." as well as "smith, j." The source field contains journal titles, meeting names, publishers, volume and issue numbers, report numbers and page numbers. Search single words or phrases as follows: Type the word you want to find (Gondwana) or type a phrase (Terra Antarctica Report) to find those words, in that order. To find variations of word stems, type an asterisk at the end of one or more words (sediment* hum*). Use the symbols & / ! between words or phrases to represent Boolean AND, OR, NOT. Include a space before and after the symbol. Use the proximity operators w# (within) and p# (preceding) to find words near each other. See examples below.
Words joined by & / ! are evaluated in left-to-right order: water & wells / springs finds items that are about water and wells, or items that are about springs. Use parentheses to control evaluation order: water & (wells / springs) finds items that are about water and wells or water and springs. Back to the Top | Return to Search AusGeoRef Home Many forms of the date may be used for searching. Remember that many publications supply only a year. To find a date, use any reasonable format, including but not limited to the examples shown below:
Do not use a forward slash to separate date elements unless you surround the date with quotation marks ("12/31/98"). You can use the symbols & / ! between dates to do AND-OR-NOT searches. For example, May 1998 / June 1998 finds all dates in May or June 1998. You can do less than, greater than, and range searches for dates (see below). Doing "less than," "greater than," and "between" searches You can search for items greater than or less than a certain value, or within a range. This is most commonly done when searching for dates, but may also be done when searching for values or text. Use the symbols shown below. When used with a partial date, these symbols search from the beginning of the date (first day of the month or year). A range consists of two values, low and high, separated by a colon. Include spaces around the colon.
Back to the Top | Return to Search AusGeoRef Home Results are presented in Table View. This view contains Title and Publication Date with an option to click on a Full Record View. You may change your display option by clicking on the drop-down box at the top of the screen. Additional options include Brief Record and Full Record. Brief Record includes sufficient information to identify the reference. Full Record includes all available information. Both Brief and Full Record may include a Text Online box. Where available, click on the Text Online box to view full-text on-screen. Many publications are freely available on-screen and will be viewable in your browser. Other publications may be available if your institution has a current subscription. If your institution does not have a subscription, you will usually be able to view an online abstract and may be offered an option to purchase a publication. Back to the Top | Return to Search AusGeoRef Home
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