| BBIH Help - Table of contents | Cross-references | ||
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Cross-references are available in the auto-complete lists and browse lists. Five different types of cross-reference exist: 1. Terms which are automatically replaced by a preferred term, for example: 'Crimean War --> Wars, Crimean' If you select this term from the list, your search will be automatically changed to 'Wars, Crimean', which is the term preferred by the Bibliography. If you simply enter Crimean War without selecting from the list, your search will still be converted to 'Wars, Crimean', but, if the preferred term is part of a tree, you may obtain fewer results, so it is better to insert the term from the list when using subject or place name terms. 2. Terms that factor into two or more preferred terms, for example: 'Poor relief --> Poverty AND Welfare' If you select this term from the list, the software will automatically look for records that carry all of the preferred terms in combination. If you simply enter Poor relief without selecting from the list, the same substitution should occur, but, if the preferred terms are part of a tree, you may obtain fewer results, so it is better to insert the term from the list when using subject or place name terms. 3. Ambivalent terms, where you are asked to make a choice, for example: 'Depression --> Recession' 'Depression --> Mental health and mental health care' In such cases we strongly recommend that you do not enter the ambivalent term, but make a selection from the choice in the list. 4. Terms that are equivalent to another search term (available only in the Author and Journal or series fields), for example: 'KNOWLES, David OR KNOWLES, Michael Clive [i.e. Knowles, David]' 'Cambridge Historical Journal OR Historical Journal' Equivalence relationships of this type are used where an author has published under different names or where a journal has changed title over time. If you select one of these terms from the list, the software will look for records that contain either term in the appropriate field. If you simply enter Knowles, David (for example) without selecting from the list, the software will still return results for any equivalent term as well as for your search term. 5. Terms that are related to other terms dealing with similar concepts in which you may be interested, for example: 'Abduction SEE ALSO: Ransoms and ransoming' Selecting such a term from the list converts your search into the related term ('Ransoms and ransoming' in this instance). If you wish to search also for 'Abduction' itself, you must include this term in your search with a Boolean OR. This is particularly easy to do if you use the Browse lists on the Advanced search screen. You can learn more about Browse lists: 2.6, and you can learn more about Boolean operators: 2.4.3 |