Getting started - search results

The search results display gives you a quick overview of your multiple collection search results and easy access to a variety of viewing options for the items in the list.

The parts of the results display include (see Fig. 1 below):

Fig. 1: A results display contains: 1)search query summary statement; 2)results by item list.

1. The search query summary statement

The query summary statement always appears at the top of the results by item display. The summary statement echoes the initial search terms, including what area of the text was specified, the type of search conducted, and the results either for all collections included in the search, or the current collection selected in the results by collection menu. finally, the summary statement indicates what sort order, if any, the results are in.

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2. The results by item display

The results by item display shows the individual items (books, journal articles) in which matches of the query occured. Initially the results by item display shows all items in list format, with a maximum of 25 items per page. Each item in the list (Fig. 2) contains brief bibliographic information, a summary of occurrences for that item, and several viewing options for that item.

Fig 2 : An item in the results by item display

From each item in the list, a viewer has three options:

• results details - will load detailed information about restults for that item, showing context for each match of the query. (see Fig 3.)
  
• table of contents - goes to a bibliographic citation for the item and lists all contents for the item. From the table of contents you can click to view any article within the newspaper.
  
• add to bookbag - will add the item to your bookbag.

Fig 3 : Item results detail. Each search term occurrence is shown within the item's context, including 1) breadcrumb path showing the relative section of the newspaper, and 2) the surrounding textual context.

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