The Advanced Search indexes that appear on the drop-down menu on your screen depend on the type of content in the collection you are currently using. The table below provides a complete list of available indexes; however, you will find only those indexes that relate to the actual content you are searching.
| Note: Indexes marked with (B) can be browsed by clicking the Browse button that will appear to the far right of the index search box when the index is selected. Browsing allows you to build your search expression by selecting from the complete list of available entries for a particular index. Your browse selection(s) will be automatically filled in on the Advanced Search page. |
| Index | Abbreviation | Description | General Search Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | ab | Searches the abstract (or summary), if available, of periodical articles. | Does not search books or multimedia content. |
| Author (B) | au | Names of authors of documents. Authors are indexed in surname/given name order; for example, nelan bruce w. | A search in the author index for two names with no intervening operator will find occurrences of the names within two words of each other in either direction, but it's still best to search in surname-first order.You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Brand Name | b0 | The brand name index allows you to search for a company or manufacturer's trade name. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Company Name | c0 | The company name index allows you to search for a company, organization, parent company, subsidiary, etc. by name. | A search in the company index for two words with no intervening operator will find occurrences of the words within two words of each other in either direction.You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Document Number | rn | The unique identification code assigned by Gale to each article. | Does not search multimedia content. |
| Document Title | ti | The document title index is composed of all words (except stop words) in document titles. A title might include one or more parenthetical annotations. Typical annotations include very brief capsule descriptions of the published content; the primary focus; words like column to indicate the type of item; or the name of a regular feature, such as First Looks. | Wildcards are not permitted when searching this index. |
| Full Text | tx | Full text refers to all words (except stop words) from the body of documents as well as the fields of information included in the keyword search. This is a good search to use if you are looking a particular line of text or an unusual phrase. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| ISBN | ib | An International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique 10-digit designation for a particular edition of a book as assigned by the Library of Congress; for example, 0685535932 or 156849632X. Each book title and volume has its own unique ISBN. You can search on the ISBN for the print or electronic version of the book. By choosing the ISBN you are limiting your search to a particular title. | Does not search periodical content (magazines, journals, or newspapers).Wildcards are not permitted when searching this index. |
| ISSN | is | An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique, eight-digit designation for a particular periodical publication as assigned by a global network of ISSN Centres; for example, 0022-006X or 0095-6562. You can search on the ISSN for the print or electronic version of the periodical. By choosing the ISSN you are limiting your search to a particular title. | Does not search books or multimedia content.Wildcards are not permitted when searching this index. |
| Issue Number | iu | The issue number, if used, references a specific instance that a periodical was published. A series of issues may be collected into a volume. Issue numbers are formatted in the database as Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) even if the periodical originally used Roman numerals. | Does not search books or multimedia content.Wildcards are not permitted when searching this index. |
| Keyword | ke | Searches all words (except stop words) in key fields in documents, including authors, titles, introductory text, and subject terms. This option searches a broader range of fields than more specific searches like by publication title or subject. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Named Work | w0 | The named work index is composed of all words (except stop words) in the titles of works referenced within documents. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Place Name | g0 | The place name index allows you to search for documents that contain a geographic location. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Person Name | p0 | Use the person name index to search for an individual by entering the full surname, the first name and last name in any order, or just the beginning portion of the surname followed by one or more wildcard characters. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Previous Searches (B) | ps | Use one or more of your past searches, alone or in combination with other indexes, to create a new search. Previous searches are labeled with search result numbers: R1, R2, R3, etc., with the higher numbers first and indicating the most recent search. | Wildcards are not permitted when searching this index. |
| Publication Date | da | The publication date index is composed of the dates of publication of documents. This might be the cover date of a magazine or newspaper, the publication date of a reference book or the issue date of a report. Combining a publication date index search with another search is the same as limiting that search by publication date. | Wildcards are not permitted when searching this index. |
| Publisher Name (B) | pb | The publisher index lets you search for references to a particular publisher of a book or periodical. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Publication Title (B) | pu | Refers to the name of the source for a document: a magazine, newspaper or other periodical publication, or a reference book. Any leading A or The is never indexed; for example, The New York Times is indexed as new york times. | Combining a publication title index search with another search is the same as limiting that search by publication title.You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Start Page | sp | The page on which an article, essay, report, etc. begins. Please note that some publishers do not provide pagination or may paginate the electronic version of a journal differently than the print version. | Does not search multimedia content.Wildcards are not permitted when searching this index. |
| Subject (B) | su | The subject index lets you search for documents by words in the topic under which they're indexed. The index consists of all words (except stop words) from Library of Congress subject headings (without subdivisions), people, companies, products, organizations, geographic locations, events, artistic and other published works, statutes and case numbers. | You may use wildcards when searching this index. |
| Volume Number | vo | The volume number, if used, references a collection of two or more books, or consecutive issues of a periodical. Volume numbers are formatted in the database as Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) even if the publication originally used Roman numerals. | Does not search multimedia content. |
| Word Count | wd | Searches for documents that match the number of words specified. | Does not search multimedia content.You may use range operators to build expressions that, for example, search for a word count greater than or lesser than a certain number. |
See the General Search Tips for more information on stop words, wildcards, and operators.