Palestine: Information with Provenance

Types of search available

Advanced search

Allows one to use a wide range of search criteria to search among all the various kinds of items held in the database.

Basic article search

Allows one to find a group of articles whose title, abstract or commentary contains all specified words. Optionally, one can also specify words that must appear in the author's name.

Basic map search

Allows one to find a group of maps whose title, abstract or commentary contains all specified words. Optionally, one can also specify words that must appear in the author's name.

Basic a/v clip search

Allows one to find a group of audio-visual items whose title, transcript or commentary contains all specified words. Optionally, one can also specify words that must appear in the name of somebody who features in the material.

Basic quotation search

Allows one to find a group of quotations whose text commentary contains all specified words. Optionally, one can also specify words that must appear in the name of the person who uttered the quotation.

Basic event search

Allows one to find a group of events whose title, description or commentary contains all specified words.

Basic biography search

Allows one to find a group of biographies about people whose name or description contains all specified words.

Full-text article search

Before doing a full-text search one must, first, identify a set of articles to be searched, by using either a basic article search or an advanced search.