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1.1       matthew     1: \label{Searching}
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                      3: LON-CAPA has a built-in search of LON-CAPA resources.  Metadata exists
                      4: for each resource published in the LON-CAPA repository.  Much of the
                      5: metadata which exists is reported by the author upon resource
                      6: publication.  Some dynamic metadata is tracked by the system as well.
                      7: 
1.3       riegler     8: To access the search functionality, 
                      9: select
                     10: \includegraphics[width=0.03\paperwidth]{src}
                     11: \textbf{Search the database of published resources and accessible protfolio files} on the Main Menu.
                     12: If you wish to search for resources related to a certain word or phrase,
1.1       matthew    13: the  \ref{Search_Basic} Basic Search provides the capabitility to search 
                     14: a number of metadata fields at once.
                     15: 
                     16: If you have more specific needs, such as a desire to search on
                     17: metadata not included in the basic search, the \ref{Search_Advanced}
                     18: Advanced Search will allow you to specify values for as many metadata
                     19: fields you are interested in.
                     20: 
                     21: % \ref{Search_Course} Course Search  Omitted for now :(
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