Search guide

Fuzzy search

Quria applies fuzzy search in all alphabetic values, in all search fields in all functions, both in free text search with or without prefixes and refined search (except for values chosen from a list like language, audience and classification). This means that matches similar to the search query will also be listed in the search result and assists the user with spelling.

The fuzzy search allows up to two deviations depending on the length of the word:

0-5 characters: no fuzziness
6-7 characters: 1 deviation
>7 characters: 2 deviations

Examples:

A search for rowling also returns results with rosling and rolling.
A search for robert also returns results with roberts.
A search for elisabet also returns results with elizabeth.
A search for madelene also returns results with madeleine, madlén, and marlene.
A search for madeleine also returns madelene but not shorter forms such as madelen or madlén.
A search for adeline returns adelina and madeline.
A search for sub:europe also returns results with the subject europa.

When a search string contains more than one word, the words are combined with an implicit AND, and fuzziness is applied to each word.

A search for the restaurant at the end of the uniwersum finds the title The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
A search for the restaurant by the end of the universe does not find the correct title, as the word by is not present in the title. It is recommended to use only some words from long titles when searching.
A search for the greatest show man does not find The Greatest Showman, as show and man are entered as separate words in the search phrase.

How to temporarily turn of fuzzy search

If you do not want to use fuzzy search, you can use phrase search (strings delimited with quotes “ “) or add ~0 to the word. Truncation with an asterisk also deactivates fuzzy.

Examples:

“rowling” or rowling~0 gives only hits with this exact spelling

elizabeth* gives hits with Elizabeth and Elizabethan, but not Elisabet or other spelling variants

What is searchable and how

The data that can be searched differs between the modules depending on the purpose, but the indexed, bibliographic metadata is the same in:

Collections/Items
Collections/Reservations
Collections/Subscriptions
Patron/Loans
Acquisitions/Requisitions
Acquisitions/Orders
ILL/Out
ILL/In

Here you can search on:

Title
Creator
Publication year
Shelf mark (from manifestation)
Language
Standard numbers (ISBN, etc)
Classification
Subjects (except in ILL/In)
Genre (except in ILL/In)

The search can be dome both in free text and with prefix.

See also: Prefixes for searching in metadata

In Refined search you can also search:

Target audience
Literary form
Manifestation type

Collection/Search and Collections/Titles in demand has a more advanced search function.

Sorting of the results

All search results are sorted in an order that is pre-defined for the current module. The column that is marked with a filled triangle is the one that is used as default when the search result is presented. No relevance sorting is applied. This means that the spelling or location of the used search term in the found record has no impact on the sorting if the result. This means for example that:

A search in Patron/Search for Henderson in a patron register where there are patrons named Anderson lists the Andersons before Henderson.
A free text search in Collections/Search for astrid lindgren that gives 40 pages of hits can start listing titles by Astrid Lindgren first on page 13, after all movies, compilation works, biographies and other titles mentioning astrid and lindgren somehere in the work, expression and manifestation (including description and notes).
A free text search for rose in Collection/Search can give many pages of hits with works about cultivating of roses, novels written or translated by a person named Rose, books published by Wild Rose Press and sheet music containing the song La vie en rose.

The impact on the relevance of the search result must be done by the user and the tools for this are the refined search, the prefixes, the asterisk, quotation marks and Boolean logic, and if you are in Collection/Search, also the facets.

Examples:

Solve the Henderson case with entering an asterisk after the name.
The quickest way to solve the Astrid Lindgren situation if you are looking for her works in Collection/Search is to use the creator facet after having performed the free text search. In other areas, like for example Collection/Items, use for example prefix cre: astrid lindgren*
If you are searching for a book about roses but your result seems to overflow with books written by a Rose, try use prefix and Boolean logic: rose* NOT cre:rose. The facets for literary form are also useful here if you are in Collection/Search.

Prefixes for searching in bibliographical metadata

Following prefixes are available for advanced search in:

Collections/Search
Collection/Titles in demand
Collections/W/E/M – Works
Collections/W/E/M – Expressions: except for des and gen
Collections/W/E/M – Manifestations: except for des, gen and con

Short	Long	Searches in
cat	category	Literary form (manifestation). See detailed list below.
cla	classification	Classification (work)
cnr	controlnumber	Identifiers for the manifestation, e.g. control numbers
con	contributor	Contributor (expression)
cre	creator	Creator (work)
des	description	Descriptions (work)
gen	genre	Genre (work)
int	-	Intended audience (work, expression, manifestation)
lan	language	Language + Other languages (expression). Use the MARC21 standard 3-digit language code, for example lan:swe. See MARC21 language codes
man	manifestationtype	Manifestation type (manifestation). See detailed list below.
mid	manifestation-ID	Manifestation ID (manifestation)
nam	name	Creator (work) + Contributor (expression)
note	note	Note on resource (all levels)
num	number	ISBN, ISSN or EAN (manifestation)
pub	publisher	Publication information > Organiser/agent type > Name (manifestation)
rel	-	Note on a resource (all levels)
ser	series	Series name (work)
she	shelfmark	Shelf mark (manifestation)
sub	subject	All subject fields (work)
tar	targetaudience	Target audience (manifestation). See detailed list below.
tim	titlemain	Translated title (work)
tit	title	Title (work) + Variant titles for the work (work) + Title (expression) + Variant title (expression) + Title proper (manifestation) + Other title information (manifestation) + Variant title (manifestation)
tiw	titlework	Title (work)
year	year	Normalised year (manifestation, from Publication information), for intervals use ex. year: 2015-2018

Following selection of the prefixes can be used in:

Collections/Items
Collections/Reservations
Collections/Subscriptions
Patron/Loans
Acquisitions/Requisitions
Acquisitions/Orders
ILL/Out
ILL/In : except for sub and gen

Short	Long	Searches in
cla	classification	Classification (work).
cre	creator	Creator (work)
gen	genre	Genre (work)
lan	language	Language + Other languages (expression). Use the MARC21 standard 3-digit language code, for example lan:swe. See MARC21 language codes
num	number	ISBN, ISSN or EAN (manifestation)
she	shelf	Shelf mark (manifestation)
sub	subject	All subject fields (work)
tit	title	Title (work) + Variant titles for the work (work) + Title (expression) + Variant title (expression) + Title proper (manifestation) + Other title information (manifestation) + Variant title (manifestation)

For cat (category), man (manifestation) and tar (targetaudience), the exact search terms listed below can be used. The values are case sensitive but can be truncated, for example cat:F*.

cat (category)
Anthology	HumorSatiresEtc	Poetry
BoardBook	Letters	ShortStories
ComicStrips	MixedForms	Speeches
Dramas	NoAttemptToCode	TextBookLetterCourse
Essays	NotFiction	Unknown
Fiction	Novels

man (manifestation)
apertureCard	brailleMusic	eBook	internet	paperback	talkingBookCd
article	cassette	eBraille	largePrint	periodical	talkingBookMp3
audioBook	cd	eImage	map	photograph	text
audioBookCd	cdRom	electronicMaterial	microfiche	picture	topicBox
audioBookDigibok	computerGame	eMap	microFilm	pictureBookWithBrailleText	toy
audioBookMp3	computerDisc	eMovie	microForm	printedMusic	video
bluray	daisy	eMusic	mixedMedia	psGame	videoDisc
book	data	ePeriodical	movie	serial	videoGame
bookAndCassette	document	game	multimedia	serialNumber	vinyl
bookAndCd	dvd	gameboyGame	music	sheetMusic	wiiGame
bookAndVisualRecording	dvdRom	giantPrint	newspaper	soundRecording	xboxGame
braille	easyReading	hybridBook	object	tactileBook
brailleAndText	eAudio	image	otherMaterial	talkingBook

tar (targetaudience)
Adolescent	Juvenile	Primary
Adult	PreAdolescent	Specialized
General	Preschool	UnknownOrNotSpecified

Following selection of the prefixes can be used in:

Collections/Items
Collections/Reservations
Collections/Subscriptions
Patron/Loans
Acquisitions/Requisitions
Acquisitions/Orders
ILL/Out
ILL/In : except for sub and gen

Short	Long	Searches in
cla	classification	Classification (work).
cre	creator	Creator (work)
gen	genre	Genre (work)
lan	language	Language + Other languages (expression). Use the MARC21 standard 3-digit language code, for example lan:swe. See MARC21 language codes
num	number	ISBN, ISSN or EAN (manifestation)
she	shelf	Shelf mark (manifestation)
sub	subject	All subject fields (work)
tit	title	Title (work) + Variant titles for the work (work) + Title (expression) + Variant title (expression) + Title proper (manifestation) + Other title information (manifestation) + Variant title (manifestation)