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Searching ProQuest Learning: Literature
There are four different searches you can run in ProQuest Learning: Literature
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Quick Search |
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Author Search |
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Criticism Search |
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Reference Search |
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Multimedia Search |
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Literary Works Search |
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How do I search for variations on a search term? |
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How do I clear my search? |
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Examples and tips. |
| Quick Search |
- To run a Quick Search simply enter your search terms into the Quick Search box at the top of every page and click the 'GO' button.
- A Quick Search will look for you search terms in all of ProQuest Learning: Literature's categories; Authors, Criticism, Reference, Multimedia and Literature.
- Quick Search Results will display five results in each category, you can click these results to open them. Or you can expand a particular category by clicking the [more] link.
| Author Search |
- To run an Author Search enter your search terms into the Author Search box and click the 'Search' button.
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- Click the Advanced search link to add more terms to your search.
You can restrict your search for an Author living in the years by adding dates into the To and From boxes.
You can add more terms by selecting any of the options in the Gender, Nationality, Ethnicity, Literary Movement and Literary Period lists.
Note: You can select more than one option by holding the 'Ctrl' key down while mouse clicking. To deselect an option hold 'Ctrl' and mouse click the option you want to deselect.
- Click the 'Search' button when you have finished adding all your terms.
- Author Search results will then be displayed.
- By Clicking the Author A-Z link you can browse all the authors in ProQuest Learning: Literature alphabetically.
| Criticism Search |
- To run a Criticism Search you can search for Words in the text of the document, search for Words in the Article title of the document, search for the Article Author and you can also use the Date of publication to restrict your search.
- Note: when using the Date of publication to restrict your search you will only search for Criticism documents.
- To search for all types of publication make sure that the checkboxes are all checked. To search within a particular publication simply check the type you wish to search within and uncheck the others.
- Click the 'Search' button when you have finished adding all your terms.
- Criticism Search Results will then be displayed.
| Reference Search |
- To run a Reference Search you can search for Words in the text of the document, search for Words in the Article title of the document.
- To search for all types of publication make sure that the checkboxes are all checked. To search within a particular publication simply check the type you wish to search within and uncheck the others.
- Click the 'Search' button when you have finished adding all your terms.
- Reference Search Results will then be displayed.
| Multimedia Search |
- To run a Multimedia Search you can search for Keywords.
- To search for all types of media; Images, Video, Audio and Web Links make sure that the checkboxes are all checked. To search within a particular type of document simply check the type you wish to search within.
- Click the 'Search' button when you have finished adding all your terms.
- Multimedia Search Results will then be displayed.
| Literary Works Search |
- To run a Literary Works Search you can search for Words in the text of the document, search for Words in the title of the document and you can also use the Author search to look works by a particular author.
- To search for all types of Literary Works; Poems, Novels and Short Stories and Plays make sure that the checkboxes are all checked. To search within a particular literary type simply check the type you wish to search within.
- Click the 'Search' button when you have finished adding all your terms
- Literary Works Search Results will then be displayed.
| How do I search for variations on a search term? |
ProQuest Learning: Literature allows you to
find variations on a word or number by using the following characters,
referred to as 'wildcard operators', to represent one or more characters
in a word or number:
| Wildcard | Description | Example |
| @ | matches one alphabetical character exactly | l@st will find last, lest, list, lost |
| # | matches one numeric character exactly | #600 will find 1600, 2600, etc. |
| * | matches any character(s) | jo* will find journalistic, journal etc. |
| ? | matches one character exactly | la?er will find later, layer, laser, etc. |
| [ ] | matches only one character specified within the brackets; a hyphen can be used to indicate a range of numbers or letters | 199[1-6] will find 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| [^] | matches any character except the next character; a hyphen can be used to indicate a range of numbers or letters | 199[^1-3] will not find 1991, 1992 or 1993, but will find 1994 etc. |
Type the first few letters (or stem) of the word in the Search
box followed by the wildcard operator and click the 'Search' button.
Any entry containing variations on the word you typed will be listed.
| How do I clear my search? |
- To clear your search terms and start a new search, click the Clear Search link.
| Examples and tips. |
How do I find all records containing the word 'rugby'?
- Enter rugby in the Search by keyword(s)
box.
- Click the 'Search' button.
The Search Results screen will be displayed, listing all the articles containing the word 'rugby'.
TIP: If you want to search for more than one word you don't have to divide up your search terms with a comma, a space between your words will do.
TIP: ProQuest Learning: Literature will search for exactly the words you have typed in. So entering articles referring to Israel will produce a list of all works which contain the words 'articles', 'referring', 'to' and 'Israel'.
TIP: You do not need to type an accented letter, as they are found if you type the unaccented form; for example, to search for rôle you can type role.
TIP: All searches are case-insensitive, so you don't
have to know whether a word should be capitalized or not. For example,
there is no difference between Carr, carr or CaRr.
