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Search Types
Click a drop down menu on the advanced search form to access different search types.
Search Type | Description | Tips/Examples |
Any Word | Searches words in record titles and notes. | Use an asterisk (*) for wildcard. Ex: Administrat* Use quotation marks to indicate an exact phrase. Ex: "burnside bridge". |
Document Content (Full-Text) | Searches words found in electronic documents such as PDFs, word processing documents, spreadsheets. | Terms are joined automatically with an AND.
Use an asterisk (*) for wildcard. |
Record Date | Searches for records based upon the record date. |
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Record Number | Searches for the record number. |
Use record number to prefix + the wildcard (*) to limit results to a single record type. AP/* = Archival Photos AF/* = Archival Folders AD/* = Archival Documents B/* = Boxes & Archival Boxes M/* = Maps |
Electronic File Extension | Searches for types of electronic documents based upon their extension | Most common: jpg, pdf, tif, doc, xls, mp3, mp4. For any extension, use the filter "Electronic". |
PARC Accession | Searches for a specified PARC Accession number. | Internal use |
PARC Confirmation Number | Searches for a PARC provided confirmation number. | Internal use |