DRS User Guide/Searching
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Searching and Exploring the DRS
Access Restrictions
It is important to know that browse and search results are limited to only the DRS files that you have the right to view. Therefore, if you preform a search or browse the Featured Content before signing in to the DRS, only publicly available files will be returned. To search or browse all files you have access to discover, view, and download, it is recommended that you sign in to the DRS. Once you sign in you will be able to search, browse, view, and download a greater number of files.
Searching
General Search
The persistent search box (located on every DRS page) can be used to search all files that you have access to view:
A result will be returned when your search terms match text stored in that file’s descriptive metadata fields (title, names, subjects, abstracts, descriptions, for example) or, in the case of text documents, in the full text of the resource.
Search Collections and Communities
Searches can also be limited to just a particular collection or community. Navigate to the collection you would like to search and enter your search terms in the search box to the right of the collection or community title:
Search Results
When you execute a search, the results of that search will be returned to you in either a list or grid display:
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You can switch between displays by toggling the List View and Grid View buttons:
- Filtering Your Results
- You can narrow your search by filtering the results by year, creator name, file or result type, or department name or degree (for Theses and Dissertations). Use the “Limit your search” menu (located to the left of the results in List View, or above the results in Grid View) to select how you would like to filter the results:
Use the type filter to limit your results to a particular material type, like a text or an image, or to result type, like a person or community.
- You may remove filters by clicking on the “x” following the appropriate filter at the top of the results list.
- Sorting Your Results
- You may also customize how the results of your search are sorted. To change the sort order of your results, select your preferred order (Title, Relevance, Creator, or Date) from the Sort By drop-down menu:
- Number of Results
- You may also select the number of results per page (10, 20, 50, or 100) from the Show drop-down menu.
Browsing
Start from the DRS homepage to browse Smart Collection files, Northeastern communities, and Northeastern faculty . Browsable content is displayed on the homepage under the Featured Content heading:
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Clicking on any of the Featured Content categories will return a list of browsable files, which can be sorted or filtered just like a search results list.
| DRS | https://repository.library.northeastern.edu | |
| Resources | http://dsg.neu.edu/resources/drs | |
| Contact | Library-Repository-Team[@]neu.edu |