SpringerLink search options

A user is able to search all content on the site using a 'google style' integrated search bar including an auto-suggest feature. By default, searches on our site will return only results containing all words entered into the search box, without case sensitivity or spell-checking, and without regard to your access rights to the content.

Search box for text input


A user then has the ability to narrow down their search results to only view items which they have access to. To do this uncheck the 'Include Preview-Only content' check-box:

Include Preview-Only content tick box option


Search results can be refined by: 'Content Type', 'Discipline', 'Subdiscipline' and 'Language' using the option in the left-hand column:

Search result additional filter options


Additional search options include:

Search Within: A user has the ability to search within a search. A user has the ability to search within a journal, book or book series.

Sort Search: A user is able to sort the search results by newest or oldest items. A user is able to sort a search by relevance to a keyword that has been entered

Filter By Date: Users are able to narrow down their search by filtering on a specific year or a range of years.

For further search help and tips: see here.

For advanced search options see here

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