A brief guide to TENTTU Databases

Searching

The search terms may be written in one or more fields on the search form and the query is sent by pressing the "Search" button. A list of titles matching the query will be displayed. It is then possible to choose the number of displayed records and their output formats. A search resulting in one reference only will be displayed immediately in full format.

Free text search

The query for the search terms found in this field will be conducted in all searchable fields of the database. Queries using CCL-command language and Boolean operators are accepted (please, do not type in the FIND-command). The appropriate field codes are also required when searching for information related to dates and numbers, such as publication year. E.g. neural network* and py=2006

Truncation

The truncation sign is * (an asterix). It will denote one or more characters either at the beginning or at the end of a search term. E.g. *metallurg*

Searching by publication year

The characters greater than (>) and smaller than (<) are accepted in the publication year field. E.g. >2007. A certain time period must be searched e.g 2005 to 2007.

Combining the search terms

The Boolean operators AND, OR, NOT are applicable in all fields for the combination of the search terms. To combine terms in different fields, please press the appropriate button at the end of the search form.

Browsing the search terms

The mode from searching the database into browsing may be changed by pressing the "Display terms" button at the end of the search form. The words and phrases found in the database may be browsed by writing the beginning of the wanted term (please, truncate with *) in the appropriate field.

Last updated on 15 Mar 2010     Maintained by Library