SEARCH QUERY FORMULAS
From the Powell Library Web site: masters.edu/academics/library
Option 1: A very broad keyword search ("keyword" searches all the metadata, i.e. author, title, publisher, summary/abstract, table of contents, subjects, and genre). Keyword is the default search -- the metadata field code (kw:) is not required unless combining it with another field (Boolean search); most commonly a subject.
united states ethn* -- This tells the Discovery search engine to look for records containing the terms "united" AND "states" and because of the use of the * (asterisk), Discovery knows to look for the root word "ethn" and any variation thereafter, so it will look for ethnic, ethnicity, ethnograph, ethnography, ethnographic, ethnographies. Go ahead, try it here . . .
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Option 2: A focused metadata search -- in this instance the search is limited to the Subject field. The metadata code used in Discovery is su:
su:united states ethn* -- This will limit the search to those records containing these key terms somewhere in the Subjects. Try it here . . .
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Option 3: A very focused metadata search -- in this instance the search is limited to the Title field. The metadata code used in Discovery is ti:
ti:united states ethn* -- Here the search is limited to those records containing these key terms somewhere in the Title. Try it here . . .
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Last updated December 2024.
Use the search query formulas described in the fist column to search for specific countries, cultures, ethnicities, and people groups, etc.
To get information on the customs of a country or people group, simply use "customs" as a subject heading. Add the name of the people group and/or the name of the country or region. For example:
su:native americans customs
For information on the culture of a country or people group, use "ethnology" as either a subject or a keyword. Add the name of the people group and/or the name of the country or region. For example:
su:uganda ethnology
buganda ethnology
Every search can be further focused by using the Filters in the column on the left of the results list. For example:
1. Use Resource Format to filter the results to just Books, or just eBooks.
2. Use Year of Publication for materials published during specified date range.
3. Use Filter by Language to your preferred language.
4. If you haven't planned ahead to permit the use or our InterLibrary Loan services, limit the Owned By Library to The Master's University so you only get results that are available from the Powell Library.
Additional Subject Search Terms: be sure to add the the name of the people group and/or the name of the country or region to each of these Subject Terms. You can also identify a common term repeated in several Subject Headings and just use it along with your country or people group. For example: "italian americans cultur*" will include anthropology cultural, cultural assimilation, and popular culture.
su:czech americanization
Americanization
Anthropology Cultural
Cultural assimilation
Dining <su:korea* AND kw:dining>
Economic Aspects
Emigration
Ethnic identity
Ethnic relations
Ethnicity
Ethnocentrism
Ethnology
Etiquette
Food <su:italy AND kw:food>
Immigration
Globalization
Manners and Customs
Mondialisation
National characteristics
Political Aspects
Popular culture
Social life and customs
Social Science Emigration & Immigration
Last updated December 2024.
