|Search Fields | Browse Indexes | Boolean Searching | Proximity Searching|
|Truncation Searching | Customising Search Results|
You can search the databases in Historical Newspapers using a combination of the following search fields:
(The Text Type and Publication fields do not appear in the Palmer's Index to The Times, The Historical Index to The New York Times or the Combined Index databases.)
To conduct a search, either type the required search terms (individual words or phrases) into the relevant search boxes or select them from a browse index. A customise search results option enables you to specify the way in which results are retrieved.
In the Search page, you can combine search terms using Boolean and proximity searching, search for variations on search terms using truncation, and specify exact matching in phrase-indexed fields.
Note: Between search boxes, all terms are treated by default as if they were combined using the Boolean operator AND.
When you have finished making your selections, click Submit Search. The Main Headings Retrieved page will appear displaying the results of your search.