GeoBC: Advanced Search
Advanced Search Help
Please let us assist you in your search. Here are some simple guidelines to help your search.
Use Unique Search Words (not Common Terms)
By using words that are found only in the document you seek, you will avoid getting irrelevant results. For example:
| Use: Strathcona flu | Instead of: park sick |
Use Multiple Words to Reduce Unwanted Results
Too many irrelevant results? The more words you use, the fewer documents will be returned. Search will only show documents that have all the words you entered.
| Use: MSP form drivers licence family bonus | Instead of: form license benefit |
Use "Quotation Marks" to Identify Exact Phrases
If you use double quotation marks then you will only get results where those words appear next to each other. For example:
| Use: "residential tenancy act" | Instead of: residential tenancy act |
Use UPPER Case to Indicate Proper Names
When you use capitalized words as search terms, only documents with the same word (using capitals) will be displayed. Search terms in lowercase will match words in any case.
| Searching for: kits Kits | Will display web pages about: kits first aid kits, tool kits, housing provider kits... Kitslano |
