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Patrimonio Digital Complutense: basic guide

Guide about the use and contents of the portal for the diffusion of the Complutense Digital Collection (https://patrimoniodigital.ucm.es/)

Search

Simple search

A simple search box is available in the PDC header. From this you can retrieve works in which the search term(s) appear(s) in any field. Since this is a very general search, the results can be very numerous. Use inverted commas to narrow the search results to exact terms or phrases.

 

 

On the results page, preceding the search results will appear the terms that have been used. We can also access the advanced search, change the display from gallery mode to list mode, and sort the results by title, date or author.

 

Advanced search

In the advanced search page we can make more precise searches by using indexes and boolean operators, as well as limiting searches by collections.

Advanced search page

Advanced search options

Fields and operators

In the advanced search page you can use the drop-down menus to search by specific fields.

Search by fields with the options displayed

Add as many rows as you need by clicking on the button next to the text "Search by field".

Moving image showing how to add and delete new values

 

Combine multiple indexes by displaying the operator tab (AND, OR) for more accurate search results.

 

 

Search by collection

You can also use the drop-down menu "Search by card set" and select one of the document collections, either to perform a search of all the materials included in it, or to refine a search by fields.

Search by collections with open drop-down

You can also add rows by clicking on the button that appears below the text "Search by card set" and combine several indexes by pulling down the operator tab (AND, OR) to obtain more accurate search results.