- A user may find materials in the DDS by searching or browsing.
- To search, enter words or phrases you would like to search for under the heading 'DDS Search Panel' for a full text search. The default 'Pattern' search does not require an exact match. Results will be displayed in rank order. Items in the results list with a relevancy rank of less than 70 tend to be less helpful, reflecting increasingly weaker matches of search elements.
- Instead of the Pattern Search, you can use the drop down menu to choose 'Concept' searches, which use thesauri to look for relationships, 'Boolean' searches, which requires an exact match.
- For additional assistance for special searching techniques, click on the "Help" button
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