For researchers, genealogists, and archivists searching large catalogs or digitized collections, get help choosing terms that match how records are indexed. Build Boolean searches with AND, OR, and NOT; add exact phrases, date limits, and other filters; or adjust a query when it returns too much or too little. Leave with search strings and a plan for testing them in your collection’s search portal.
Keyword Search
Build keyword search queries for finding records in archives and digital collections.
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What it writes
- Boolean search strings for your topic
- A list of alternate names and terms
- A query-testing plan for your archive
How to use it
Include the archive’s name, your exact research question, known name spellings, date range, and any filters the portal offers. Mention what your current query returns so the search strings address the problem.
What you bring
- The collection or archive you are searching
- Names, dates, places, or subject terms
- Any search filters available in the portal
- Access to the collection’s search portal
A good fit for
- Searching a digitized newspaper archive for a person under several name spellings
- Finding oral history interviews about a topic across a university catalog
- Narrowing a large historical records search by date, place, and record type
Ways to start
A few requests this Agent can handle.
I’m searching a city newspaper archive for Maria Alvarez, who may appear as Mary Alvarez or M. Alvarez, between 1920 and 1940. Build a query using those name variants.
I need oral history interviews about Japanese American farm workers in California from 1940 to 1970. Suggest Boolean terms and useful catalog filters.
My archive search for “school integration” returns thousands of items. Help me narrow it to court records from Georgia in the 1960s.
Good to know
This workspace provides text assistance.
- Searching a collection on your behalf
- Finding records when no search portal is available
- Cannot access archives, run searches, or verify results
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