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Most of the time entering a keyword like "campfires" or "bake ovens" or "permits" will get you started just fine. But here are some simple operators you can experiment with to refine your search (think of these as a tiny query language).
| Operator | Meaning | Example | Finds |
|---|---|---|---|
| + | AND operator; word must be included; use this most of the time | +apples +oranges | both "apples" and "oranges" must be found in the same document. |
| - | NOT operator; word must not be included |
apples |
"apples" must be found without the word "oranges". |
| * | wild card (must be appended to the end) | camp* | camp, camps, campfire, campfires, Campbell |
| <blank> | absence of an operator is interpreted as OR; any document with the word will be found | apples oranges | any document with either "apples" or "oranges" will be found |
| "<phrase>" | exact phrase; words enclosed in double quotes must be found exactly | "orange apples" | the phrase "orange apples" must be found |
| (<term>) | grouping; search terms in parentheses are evaluated separately |
+bananas |
find "bananas" with either "apples" or "oranges" |
Note that keywords less than four characters long are ignored.
Keywords are searched in the Title, Caption, Location, Description, and Body of documents.
Keyword search does not look for the root of plurals. So "campfires" will not find "campfire", nor will "campfire" find "campfires". To find both use "campfire*".
Some (very commonly used) keywords are ignored altogether. These are called "stopwords". For a list see stopwords.
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Library: Pictures - List
Part of: unassigned
Date: 06-Mar-2015
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P card duplication June and July 2013 DGP
Description: Six identical items are recorded both in June and July, exaggerating expenditure by $2106.48
Part of:
Ward 18 Expenditure and Budget Source Documents
Date: 20-Nov-2014
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[9619]
FOI 2013 DGP Budget Day by Day
Part of:
Pictures: Dufferin Press, Politicians, Charts and Maps
Date: 18-Nov-2014
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Part of:
Album: Disabled parking signage
Date: 23-Sep-2014
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[9601]
Disabled Loading at BloorSt
September 2014
Part of:
Album: Disabled parking signage
Date: 01-Sep-2014
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Part of:
Album: Disabled parking signage
Date: 30-Aug-2014
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Part of: unassigned
Date: 30-Aug-2014
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Part of:
Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Picture Album: Dufferin - Playground
Date: 05-May-2014
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Part of:
Accessibility and Disability
Date: 04-Apr-2014
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[9559]
Once Upon a Time
By Lillian Michiko Blakey
Description: Dufferin Rink, 1960
Part of: unassigned
Date: 25-Mar-2014
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[9524]
Natasha and Mayssan Campfire cooking
Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 12-Mar-2014
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[9504]
Pool safety inspector
small version - no original
Part of:
Album: Measurement Kit and Chlorination
Wading pool safety
Date: 12-Mar-2014
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First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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.smallest.JPG "day_1_FNCookout_(10).JPG")
Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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.smallest.JPG "day_1_FNCookout_(13).JPG")
Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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.smallest.JPG "day_1_FNCookout_(16).JPG")
Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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.smallest.JPG "day_1_FNCookout_(17).JPG")
Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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Part of:
First Nations Cookout March 2014
Picture Album: Campfires
Date: 11-Mar-2014
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