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The following chart contains all fields that are searchable on the “More Search Options” page, along with the information they contain, the types of resource records containing the field, and specific search tips for that field:

Field Name
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In Resources
Search Tips
 
Keywords
 
Standardized subject headings listed in the One Source thesaurus
 
Documents; Photos; Communication Materials; Organizations/Websties
Enclose multiple-word keywords in quotation marks.
 
Search on keyword stems to broaden your search (Fertility* will retrieve records on Fertility Rate and Fertility Incentives.
 
Title or Photo Caption
 
Original/translated English title; orginal/translated non-English title; Photo caption
 
Documents; Photos; Communication Materials
Enclose title phrases in quotation marks, e.g.,  "domestic violence".
 
To find resources in a language other than English, search for title/caption words & phrases in that language as well as English.
 
Author or Organization
 
Personal author; Corporate author; Organization name; Film/video director
Documents; Communication Materials; Organizations/Websites
To be sure to find all forms of a name, search on last name only. 
 
To narrow, search on full name with given name first initial and enclose in quotation marks, e.g., "Smith T"
 
Photographer
 
Photographer
 
Photos
To be sure to find all forms of photographer name, search on last name only.
 
To narrow, search on full name with given name first and enclose in quotation marks, e.g., "Aaron Brady"
 
Journal Title
 
Title of Journal, Newsletter, or Newspaper
 
Documents
Search on full title of journal minus initial article, enclosed in quotation marks, e.g., "AIDS Care".
 
Or, search on a phrase from title of journal, enclosed in quotation marks, e.g., "Journal of the American"
 
Abstract / Description
Abstract;   description of Communication Materials & Organizations/Websites
 
Documents
Search on individual words or on phrases enclosed in quotation marks.
 
If you want to find abstracts or descriptions with two or more words/phrases, separate with “AND”.
 
Photo City
 
Site of Photo
 
Photos
Enter city name without country name.
 
Related Project
 
Project that is subject of photo
 
Photos
Search on word(s) or phrase from project name.  
 
Enclose phrases in quotation marks.
 
Publication Information
 
Place of publication, name of published, publication date.
For parts of documents, such as book chapters, includes title and editor/compiler of whole document.
 
 Documents
Search on words or phrases from publisher name, words or phrases from whole document title, or last name(s) of editor(s)/compiler(s).
 
Enclose phrases in quotation marks.
 
Search on publication year in combination with one of the other elements listed above.
 
Volume
 
Volume number of Journal, Newsletter, or Newspaper.
 
Documents
Enter all number as Arabic numbers.
 
Use in combination with other fields, such as journal title.
 
Enter Volume search in separate search box.
 
Issue
 
Issue number of Journal, Newsletter, or Newspaper.
 
Documents
Enter all number as Arabic numbers.
 
Use in combination with other fields, such as journal title.
 
Enter Issue search in separate search box.
 
Region / Subregion / Country
 
For Documents, the country/region the item is ABOUT.
 
For Photos, Communication Materials, Organizations/Websties, the country/region the item is FROM
 
Documents; Photos; Communication Materials; Organizations/Websties 
The selection list is ordered by region & subregion first; then by individual country names.
 
Hold down the CTRL key to select/deselect multiple entries from the list.  The search will combine the Region/Subregion/Country with the “OR” operator.
 
Selecting a region, such as AFRICA, will find records with AFRICA or any of its subregions and countries.  
 
Language
 
The language(s) of the resource.
 
Documents; Communication Materials 
Hold down the CTRL key to select/deselect multiple entries from the list. The search will combine the languages with the “OR” operator.
 
The selection list contains only valid Languages found in the database.
 
Year
 
The year in which the resource was published. 
 
Documents; Communication Materials  
Search a range of years by selecting the beginning year in the From list and the ending year in the To list.
 
To search a single year, select that year in both the From and To list.
 
The selection list contains only valid Years found in the database.
 
Entry Date
 
Date resource was available on the website. 
Documents; Photos; Communication Materials; Organizations/Websites
 
You can search only those dates in the selection list.
 
 
All Fields
·         Abstract
·         Contact name for Communication Materials
·         Corporate author
·         Country / Region / Subregion
·         Description of Communication Materials & Organizations/Websites
·         EnglishTitle
·         Journal Title
·         Keywords
·         Language
·         Non-English Title
·         Notes
·         Personal author
·         Photo Caption
·         Photo City
·         Photo Credit
·         Photographer
·         Publication Information
·         Related Project
 
Each individual resource contains many of these fields; none contain all.
 
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