Searching the Subject Portals Project Website

SPP can now be searched using Swish-e. Enter one or more keywords and the search engine will look for these in the full text of all documents: html, php, cgi, MS Office files (.doc, .ppt, .xls), and pdf. If you are not familiar with using a search engine, or are not familiar with forming search expressions/queries using Boolean terminology (ands, ors, and so forth), then please read the hints below.

• and - by default, and is automatically inserted between terms where no other operator is used. Example: account management will tell you of pages with both the words account and management in them.
• or - needs to be specified if required. Example: account or management will tell you of any pages containing either the words account or management.
• Phrase - surround a phrase in double quotes to search for it. Example: "account management" will result in pages being identified that contain the phrase account management
• Truncation - use a * to indicate truncation. Example: librar* will identify all pages containing the words library, libraries, librarian and so on...
• Searches are case insensitive, so searches on SPP, Spp or spp will all identify the same pages.