The Digital Resource Repository can be searched for resources (CAMpods and TLRs) via the
following fields:
All fields—searches all five bibliographic search fields; the five fields
are the following:
Descriptor—searches the descriptor field, which contains the controlled
subject terms that have been applied to describe the content of each particular
resource; a list of useful descriptors can be found on the
descriptors page
Title—searches the title field, which contains the title of the resource
Creation—searches the creation field, which contains creation information
about the resource, including original author(s) and revision author(s) (i.e., those
individuals with copyright permissions for the resource), and creation and revision dates
Institution—searches the institution field, which contains the institutional
or organizational affiliation of the author(s) of the resource, or the institution or
organization if it is a corporate author rather than a personal author
Abstract—searches the abstract field, which contains a summary description
of the resource
Search Language
Entering a key word (descriptor) in a text box and clicking the search button will initiate
a search in the selected field (or the default All fields) for an exact match
on that term; if two or more terms are entered in one search text box, it will initiate
a search in the selected field (or the default All fields) for an exact match
on that string phrase.
The wildcard/truncation characters * (the asterisk) and ? (the
question mark) can be used in search query terms:
*—matches 0 or more characters (e.g., herb* would search for herb, herbs, herbal,
herbalism, and herbalist).
?—matches 0 characters or 1 character (e.g., herb? would search for herb and herbs)
Boolean Operators
The Boolean operators and, or, and not can be used in search queries:
and—retrieves records containing all the query terms or phrases joined by
the and operator
or—retrieves records containing any of the query terms or phrases joined by
the or operator
not—excludes records containing the query term or phrase that follows the
not operator
Parentheses—if the search query employs search terms in all three search boxes,
the parentheses around the first two search boxes establishes the order of operations: operations
on the terms in the first two search boxes and the Boolean operator that joins them will be performed first,
followed by operations on the term or terms in the third search box and the Boolean operator
that joins the third search box.
Limit Search
Optional field limits can be placed on the search query by limiting the following fields:
Type—limits the type of resource to CAMpods (consensus-based topic outlines)
or to TLRs (teaching/learning resources)
TLR Category—limits the teaching/learning resources (TLRs) to a TLR category
(e.g., PowerPoint slides, assignments, case studies, etc.)
Location—limits the location of the resource to the CAM in UME Digital Resource
Repository, or to external Web sites
Language—limits the language of the resource to English or French
