Here's a summary of the most commonly available search paths found in Gale database products. You will find links to each type of search on the search path bar.
| Note: The actual search types available depend on the collection you are currently using and the search options your library has enabled. |
| Search Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Basic Search | Usually two or more radio buttons that let you target your search, for example, to search just the keywords associated with documents, or to the full-text of all documents. Basic Search is intended to be an all-purpose search that is useful as you begin your research. |
| Subject Guide Search | Browses a hierarchical list of subject terms (known as the Subject Guide), allowing you to select topics, subdivisions, and related subjects. |
| Advanced Search | Allows you to build as simple or as complex a search expression as you want by selecting specific areas of the database to search, known as indexes. You can even build new searches based on previous searches. |
| CCL Advanced Search | Offers an alternate way to build an Advanced Search expression by selecting an index from a drop-down menu or by typing one or more index abbreviations. Logical operators may be used. You can even build new searches based on previous searches. |
Some databases offer additional types of searches, based on the content found in that database. For example, literature databases provide a Person Search to look for documents about and by authors and Works Search to locate documents about works and the full-text of the works themselves.
In addition you can search for dictionary definitions of words or terms using the Dictionary link from the toolbar.
| Hint: The Currently Searching message just below the banner bars tells you which product(s) you are searching. |