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Searching
for One Keyword
To search our collection, simply enter a keyword in
the space provided, select the number of images you
would like displayed per page, and press
"FIND." Each image has a list of keywords
describing it, and the search will return any images
containing your search term in its keyword list.
Example: Ocean will return images with "ocean"
in their keyword list.
Using Operators
To expand or refine your results, you may use AND,
OR,
or NOT between your keywords. These operators have the
following effects:
Placing AND between two keywords will display images that
contain both search terms in their keyword list.
Example: Ocean and mountain will return images with both
"ocean" and "mountain" in their list of
keywords.
Using OR between two terms will display images that contain
either word in their keyword list.
Example: Ocean or mountain will return images with either
"ocean" or "mountain" in their keyword
list.
Placing NOT between two words will display images that contain
the first word, but not the second term.
Example: Ocean not mountain will return images with
"ocean" in their keyword list that do not
contain "mountain" in their keyword list.
A SPACE between search terms works exactly like
AND.
Example: Ocean mountain will return images with both
"ocean" and "mountain" in their keyword
list.
You
may enter as many search terms as you like, separated
by operators.
Example: Ocean and mountain not bird will return images with
both "ocean" and "mountain" in their
keyword list that do not also contain
"bird."
Hints
We recommend searching for a broad term first, then
using additional search terms to narrow your results.
The
search is not case-sensitive, so you can use either
upper or lower-case letters.
Singular
and plural forms of keywords are treated separately,
so if you want to find images with either singular or
plural keywords, you must enter both terms with or
between them.
Example: Tree will return only those images with
"tree" in the keyword list. Trees will return
only those images with "trees" in the keyword
list. Tree or trees will give more results, those with
either "tree" or "trees" in the
keyword list.
A SPACE between search terms works like AND, but if you
enclose a phrase in quotation marks it will be treated
as a single search term. This is a subtle difference,
but can return different results.
Example: New York will return images with both
"new" and "york" in their keyword
list, but "New York" will return only those
images that contain the phrase "new york" in
their keyword list.
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