Getting started with Infotrac Powersearch

Basic Search

A straightforward way to search based on the most widely used search options.

1. Click Basic Search
2. Enter one or more words in the Find box
3. Click on one of the options to search for words by Subject, Keyword or Full text.

1.	Click Basic Search
2.	Enter one or more words in the Find box
3.	Click on one of the options to search for words by Subject, Keyword or Full text. Subject - search for topics such as academic disciplines, companies, events, laws, geographic locations, organisations, people, etc. Keyword - search on significant fields in documents, including titles, introductory text, authors, and subject terms. This option searches a broader range of fields than more specific searches like by subject or publication title. Full text - looks for any word or words within the entire text of all documents in the database(s) you are searching, as well as in the fields of information included in the Keyword search. This is a good search to use if you are looking for a particular line of text or an unusual phrase.
4.	Optionally click the More search options link to specify criteria to limit your search e.g. to search for documents with a specific publication date or only for documents with images.
5.	Click the Search button.

If your search is successful, you will see a results list page with citations matching your search criteria on the right-hand side of the page organised into tabs. You may also see a list of the subject terms most closely matching your search terms on the left-hand side of the page known as the Subject Guide sidebar (however this feature may not available for all collections). If no results can be found, you will see a message asking you to revise your search.

1.	Click Advanced Search
2.	Select the 'index' you want to search from the drop-down menu (the default is keyword, but there are many to choose from, including author, subject, document title, person, etc).
3.	Enter your search term(s).
4.	Optionally select a logical operator (AND, OR, NOT), select an additional index, and enter additional search term(s). There are three rows of search boxes for entering your search terms (you can add more rows).
5.	Optionally enter search limits by clicking More search options.
6.	Click the Search button.

Subject Guide Search

Use this method to browse a listing of subjects, people, products, locations and organisations that contain word(s) you entered. From this listing (known as the Subject Guide), you can select a term and see a results list of citations, or navigate through the Subject Guide by selecting related subject links.

1.	Click Subject Guide Search
2.	Enter one or more words in the Find box
3.	Click the Search button.