The IPFSAPH simple search allows you to quickly find records containing your queried search term or phrase, either in the text or in the record information. The results are ranked so that the documents most relevant to your query should be presented first. To perform a multiple keyword search, use the Search by Topic(s).
Getting
Started
Search
Results
Search tips
Getting Started
- Type a descriptive word(s) or phrases in the search box (available on every page in the upper-right hand corner; see example below).
- Select the type of search you would like
to perform using the drop-down-box.
- Title and description: This will search the record information (the title, keyword and description) for the word(s) you entered into the search box.
- Full text: The Full Text search mechanism looks through the full text document (pdf, htm, doc, etc.) for the word(s) you entered in the search box.
If you do not make a selection, the search will default to the ''Title and Description'' search.
- Click on the "Search the portal" button.
- If there are multiple results pages, click Next » at the bottom of the page to go to the next page.
Search results
The results found on IPFSAPH are presented in the following way:
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Click on this icon
to view the complete record information, which contains: the Title,
Publication Date, Type of Publication,
all Full Text versions, Keywords, Source, and Short
Description. - Title of the Document : The first line of the record is the title of the document found.
- Type of Publication: Immediately following the title is the publication type (in parenthesis).
- Publication Date: The date the record was published.
- Source keyword: References the specific international organization, standard-setting body or national government submitting the information
- View Full Text: This indicates in which format the full text version is available ( .pdf, .htm, .doc, etc.) and the language(s) available.
- Free Text Refinement:
There is a free text search box on the right-hand side of the results page that can be used to refine your search by entering one or more terms and clicking "Search within
results".
Little or no results? You can find similar results by using the following features visible above your results:
- Toggle results:
Use the link found at the top of the results page to alternate between the two types of results:- View Full Text Search Results
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View
Title-Description Search results
- Did
you mean:
This is the built-in spell check. Quite often, limited results are due to a misspelled word.
- Related Searches: When you have performed a search that includes a keyword, synonym or translation, one or both of the following links will appear. Clicking on one of the following links will automatically perform a search to include the new term(s).
Search tips:
| AND |
Unless you specify an operator between search terms, the
uppercase
AND will be used by
default. This will function the same as using
plus (+) symbol.
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OR |
To search results that include either risk or analysis, use an uppercase OR between terms.
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NOT |
Use uppercase NOT, or precede your search term with a minus (-) symbol to exclude documents that contain that term.
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Phrases |
Find a phrase by surrounding multiple words in quotes.
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Asterisk |
The asterisk (*) can be used to find terms that contain 0 or more characters within or after the search term. Please note, the asterisk cannot be used at the beginning of a search term.
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Operators |
To eliminate all operators (colon [:], semi-colon [;], plus[+], minus [-] sign), put your search term(s) in quotes to retrieve the best results.
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