Leaving the Settings As They Come
This option is pre-set to produce a high number of "hits" or items found, and not for precision
searching. Unless you change the settings of any search page, the search engine will use pre-set or default settings. The example above is pre-set to:
Overview of the Settings
Matching an exact phrase can be useful for searching for place names or when common words have a particular sense when used in combination. Requiring a match to an exact phrase in full text can be particularly useful when searching for a phrase in which the individual words are common or have a special meaning when used in combination. For example, the term normal school was used in the last century to describe schools for training teachers. Although records including the phrase would occur first anyway, the search may take less time and the list of results will be simpler. Matching an exact phrase can also be useful if you know a standard subject term, such as description and travel or frontier and pioneer life.
Note: Some very common words, such as and, of, the, a, or to, are ignored even when matching phrases. For this reason, it is possible that you may uncover items that are not an "exact" match.
This feature can be useful when searching for a particular item for which you know the title, author, or an identification number. It can sometimes be useful to distinguish between works by a person (search on Author/Creator fields) from works about a person (search on Subject fields).
The core fields include:
Choosing the maximum number of records you want returned: A final option allows you to specify the maximum number of items (up to 5,000) you want to retrieve.
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