Search

Searches for images, articles or ads can be carried out quickly and conveniently with very short access times directly from the interface of the DIALOG Production System.

Furthermore, registered users can access the DIALOG Publication Archive via the Internet.

Editorial staff use the same search form as in the editorial system for searching the archive. A wide range of search options using the most diverse criteria is available: ‘AND’, ‘NOT’ and ‘OR’ searches, searching by keywords, full-text search in text and captions, name, subject and so on.

The interface design of the search fields in the search form may be customised by the publisher. Rarely used search fields may be placed in their own search area. Query results can be displayed in different views. It is also possible to choose which results are displayed and how they are arranged along with the size of the displayed information and the colour of the text.

The list of hits clearly indicates in which article and on which page the respective image and article appeared. Similarly, when searching for an article the images and pages allocated to the article are shown. The editor can then see at a glance on which page the article is used or in which article the image appears.