Help with using the intermediate search
Use the intermediate search to find more exact results.
The intermediate search function can be used to construct a query using words from a title, author name, topic or free text - or a combination of them all. Search (Boolean) operators are used to construct relationships between different search terms.
Search criteria
The following fields can be searched:
Author - surname followed by initial or first name
Topic - using a term from the topic tree (see Social Care Online topics, below)
Free text - anywhere in the abstract, title or subtitle
Title - use all or part of a title
Journal - any word in the journal title
The following search operators are supported:
And - produces results that include BOTH terms
Or - produces results that include EITHER term
Not - produces results that have one term but EXCLUDE the other term
Date range - limits results by date added to Social Care Online
Multiple terms and operators can be used to can be used to build up a complex search query.
View examples of intermediate searches and results.
Social Care Online topics
The topic tree is available for reference, in hierarchical and alphabetical formats, as a PDF file.
- Download the hierarchical topic tree (122kb PDF file)
- Download the alphabetical topic tree (541kb PDF file)