Keyword (search engine style)

The default search option on the Catalogue is called Keyword (search engine style). This option allows you to put in keywords and these will be combined using AND logic. The results will be sorted by 'relevance'. Sometimes the items you are looking for will turn up at the head of the results and sometimes not. You can't use OR logic, and you shouldn't include and in your search unless you want the catalogue to search for this as a keyword. Use this catalogue option if you're feeling lucky or enjoy scrolling through multiple screens.

You can search for a phrase using this option but you need to enclose the phrase in double quotes.

The go search box on the Library home uses the same search style.

I don't recommend using Keyword (search engine style) if you know the title or author of an item.You will be better off using Tile or Author search. Keyword (search engine style) can be useful when you want to enter an author's surname and one or more significant title words, or if you want to search for an unusual word.