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Search Help
Basic Search
The Basic Search gives
you the option to use relevant keywords for the “with
all the words” search. If you use this search you can choose to
exclude words to narrow down your results.
For example, if you are
looking for information on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,
but not information relating to the Bill, your
search could look like this:
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Commonwealth Games
Glasgow
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with all of the words:
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bill
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exclude words:
(can only be used with above field)
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Alternatively, you can
search for an exact phrase. For example
if you are looking for Legislative Consent Memorandums, searching for this as an
exact phrase will return more relevant results then if you were to search using
“all the words”.
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with all of the words:
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exclude words:
(can only be used with above field)
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legislative consent memorandums
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with the exact phrase:
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The search function is
not case sensitive, which means you
can use capital letters or small letters, or a combination of both.
You are also able to
limit your search to particular types of documents
(e.g. pdf). If you know the format of the information you are searching for
you can narrow the search by using the drop down arrow to choose the document type.If you are not sure of the document
type it is best to leave the selection as “All Document Types”.
Advanced Search
By using the Advanced Search you can narrow your search
to a particular part of the website.
For example, if you want to search for parliamentary questions
regarding the Commonwealth Games in
Glasgow, enter Commonwealth Games Glasgow in the “with all words”
field, and click on the box next to Parliamentary Questions. For research briefings on this topic, click on the box next to
Research.
The Committee
Filter allows you to narrow your search by Committee (both current and historic)
and by committees meeting during a particular parliamentary session. If you do not
select any committee or session your search will include all committees in all sessions.
If you are filtering by a particular current committee please select a committee
from the first drop down. If you are looking for a committee from a previous session
you must select which session before you select a committee. You can then search
for particular types of committee document within this.
The Results Filter
allows you to limit your search to particular
types of documents as described above, and also by when documents where
added to the website. You can search for documents added anytime, or limit
it to documents added in the last 7, 30, 60 or 90 days.
You can also choose how many results from your search
are displayed on the screen – 10, 20 or 50.
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