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1.1       matthew     1: \label{Search_Basic}
                      2: 
                      3: The Basic search page allows you to specify a phrase or
                      4: expression to search for in the LON-CAPA resource repository.  Search
                      5: strings can contain quoted phrases, multiple words, '-' (meaning
                      6: ``not''), and multiple words or phrases joined with 'or'.  For
                      7: example:
                      8: 
                      9: \begin{itemize}
                     10: \item \textbf{cat} Matches resources about cats.
                     11: \item \textbf{cat or dog} Matches resources about cats or dogs.
                     12: \item \textbf{cat dog} Matches resources about both ``cat'' and ``dog''.
                     13: \item \textbf{``fluffy cat'' -dog} Matches resources on the phrase ``fluffy cat'' that do not contain ``dog''.
                     14: \end{itemize}
                     15: 
                     16: There are two checkboxes on the basic search page.  The first allows
                     17: you to limit your search to the domain of the machine you are
1.2     ! webbsuza   18: currently logged into.  The second causes a thesaurus lookup of your search phrase.  Search results will include resources
1.1       matthew    19: which match any of the related phrases as well as the original phrase.
                     20: 
                     21: The resource metadata fields searched in a basic search are listed
                     22: below.  It is worth noting that the data searched is self-reported by
1.2     ! webbsuza   23: the resource author.  In many cases, authors are unable to provide
1.1       matthew    24: relevant values for the fields searched.  If you need to search based
                     25: on properties other than the following, use the \ref{Search_Advanced}
                     26: Advanced Search link on the basic search page.
                     27: 
                     28: \begin{itemize}
                     29: \item title
                     30: \item author
                     31: \item subject
                     32: \item notes
                     33: \item abstract
                     34: \item keywords
                     35: \end{itemize}