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NewsUK Help: Advanced Search

What can I do from the Advanced Search page?

The Advanced Search page gives you more control over how you search NewsUK. For example, you can narrow your search to a particular publication, or search for articles containing any or all of your search terms, or an exact phrase. A summary of the results of your search is displayed on the List of Results page.

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How do I search for all newspaper articles containing a particular word or words?

  1. Type the word(s) you wish to search for into the Word(s) in article box.
  2. If you want to limit your search to article titles only, type the word(s) you wish to search for into the Word(s) in article title box.
  3. Click the Search button, or press Enter.

You will be taken to a List of Results page displaying a summary of the articles found by your search.

Also see Examples and tips below.

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Choosing how NewsUK performs a words in article search…

You can choose how NewsUK performs a words in article search by selecting one of the radio buttons below the Word(s) in article field. You can choose from the following options:
All of these terms This is the default option, and will search for articles containing all of the terms you type in. For example, typing 'doctor dentist' into the search field and selecting 'All of these terms', will retrieve all articles in NewsUK that contain both the word 'dentist' and the word 'doctor'.
Any of these terms This will search for articles containing either or both of your search terms. For example, typing 'football rugby' into the search field and selecting 'Any of these terms' will retrieve articles that contain 'football', articles that contain 'rugby', and articles that contain 'football' and 'rugby'.
Exact phrase Use this to search for articles containing a particular phrase. For example, typing 'biomedical science' into the search field and selecting 'Exact phrase' will retrieve all articles containing the exact phrase 'biomedical science'.

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How do I search for all newspaper articles written by a particular writer?

  1. Type the name of the writer you wish to search for into the Writer box.
  2. Click the Search button, or press Enter.

For example, type Martin Woollacott or type Nigel Slater into the Writer box.

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How do I search for all newspaper articles within a particular date range?

Note: By default NewsUK searches recent news only (the date range is indicated on the Advanced Search page). If you wish to include older articles in your search or restrict the range further, please use the date range options as outlined below:

  1. For your start date, select a day, month and year using the From dropdown boxes.
  2. For your end date, select a day, month and year using the To dropdown boxes.
  3. Click the Search button, or press Enter.

Tip: events are reported the day after they take place, so for example the May Day riots appear in articles published on May 2, 2001.

Tip: to restrict your search to articles published on a particular day, select the same start and end date. Alternatively, use the View Issue feature to list all articles in a particular issue of your chosen newspaper or magazine.

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How do I restrict my search to a particular resource or group of resources?

By default, NewsUK searches across all resources and publications. However, you can restrict your search to a particular resource/publication using the checkboxes on the Advanced Search page. Resources are listed under National Newspapers, Regional Newspapers and Weekly Magazines (or Magaines if you are subscribed to the Magazine module); you can also search for News Images and News Topics. To restrict your search to a specific publication or resource, click the checkbox next to the item you wish to select. To restrict your search to a single resource or group of publications, click the checkbox next to the relevant heading.

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How do I search for words that are related in meaning or spelling?

NewsUK will automatically search for words that are similar in meaning or spelling to your search terms. For example, typing in 'color' will retrieve instances of the word 'colour' as well as instances of the word 'color'. Similarly, typing in 'farmer' will also retrieve instances of the words 'farming', 'farm' etc.

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How do I search for variations on a search term?

NewsUK allows you to find variations on a word or number by using the following characters, referred to as 'wildcard operators', to represent one or more characters in a word or number:

Wildcard Description Example
@ matches one alphabetical character exactly l@st will find last, lest, list, lost
# matches one numeric character exactly #600 will find 1600, 2600, etc.
* matches any character(s) jo* will find journalistic, journal etc.
? matches one character exactly la?er will find later, layer, laser, etc.
[ ] matches only one character specified within the brackets; a hyphen can be used to indicate a range of numbers or letters 199[1-6] will find 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
[^] matches any character except the next character; a hyphen can be used to indicate a range of numbers or letters 199[^1-3] will not find 1991, 1992 or 1993, but will find 1994 etc.

Type the first few letters (or stem) of the word in the Search box followed by the wildcard operator and click the Search button. Any entry containing variations on the word you typed will be listed.

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Tips and hints…

How do I find all articles containing the word 'riots'?

  1. Type riots in the Word(s) in article box.
  2. Click the Search button.

The List of Results page will be displayed, listing all the articles containing the word 'riots'.

Tip: If you want to search for more than one word you don't have to divide up your search terms with a comma, a space between your words will do.

How do I find obituaries written about the Queen Mother?

  1. Enter Queen Mother in the Word(s) in article box.
  2. Enter obituary in the Word(s) in article title box.
  3. Click the Search button.

The List of Results page will be displayed, listing all instances of the words 'Queen Mother' in obituaries only.

Tip: NewsUK will search for exactly the words you have typed in. So entering articles referring to Israel will produce a list of all works which contain the words 'articles', 'referring', 'to' and 'Israel'.

Tip: You do not need to type an accented letter, as they are found if you type the unaccented form; for example, to search for rôle you can type role.

Tip: All searches are case-insensitive, so you don't have to know whether a word should be capitalised or not. For example, there is no difference between Carr, carr or CaRr.

Tip: If you would like to find words that can sometimes have an apostrophe and sometimes not e.g. womens and women’s, search using truncation – entering women* in the search box will find both.

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