Southpole Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Whats the difference between [ ] ( ) and " " in keywording please and what does [Pt] mean please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 It's all to do with search definitions in a database. For example, if you put in "salisbury cathedral" into a search, your results should be filtered down to just that instead of all things to do with salisbury and any cathedrals. Not sure on the others. You can use the " "in Google too to narrow stuff down. So for example, in the upcoming DACS submission I go to Google Books and put in the following search string: "julian elliott" alamy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Square brackets tell the search engine that words within square brackets are related, but not necessarily to be treated as an exact phrase. Example: [giant squid] [blue whale] I don't think this has been implemented yet. Some has used this in hope of implementation - don't know if it will ever happen, though, it has been talked about the last five years. Read more about additional annotation options here: http://www.alamy.com/contributor/help/annotation-options.asp Niels PS You don't really mean "backets", do you??? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Backet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Betty LaRue Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Square brackets tell the search engine that words within square brackets are related, but not necessarily to be treated as an exact phrase. Example: [giant squid] [blue whale] I don't think this has been implemented yet. Some has used this in hope of implementation - don't know if it will ever happen, though, it has been talked about the last five years. Read more about additional annotation options here: http://www.alamy.com/contributor/help/annotation-options.asp Niels PS You don't really mean "backets", do you??? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Backet I've seen a few Backeteers in my day. I don't look long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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