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Are you searching for something general in the architectural, planning or environmental
disciplines with just one or two words in mind?
Search All Fields searches all the fields in the entire database for your term.
For best results type in specific or uncommon words, click Search and then scan
through the results.
If you don't find what you want first time, you can do another search using different
words by clicking Search Again.
Note: When you find something in PADDI that seems relevant, click in the box at the top left
of the record and you can then print it. Click on Getting Material for information on how
you can get the full text version.
Some examples of different types of searches that you can do in PADDI:
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To find references to a particular building type, enter the term in the plural
(eg art galleries, pubs, motels, national schools, town halls, aquariums)
and click Search.
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To find references on a specific building (eg Blackwood Golf Centre),
type "Blackwood" and click Search.
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To find references on a particular subject, type in the
most specific word(s) that relate(s) to your topic
(eg groundwater, pollution, poverty, land use, crypts, stucco, planning permission)
and click Search.
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To find references on the work of specific architects type one surname to find
all records with that name (eg typing in "Tallon" will give all records for
Scott Tallon Walker but also all references to Tallon as sole architect).
Note that in Search All Fields this will produce all records in which this name appears
(eg typing in "Scott" will produce all records containing Scott as author as well).
Search tips:
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Please note the database is case insensitive.
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If you are searching for a building with a Saint's name in it, always use the
abbreviated form of Saint without a full stop (eg St Patrick's Cathedral).
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If you are searching for a building name or location which contains the word "Street",
always type the word in full
(eg Princes Street Market, North Street Arcade, Leeson Street).
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To search easily for different variants of the same word, you can truncate
the word using an asterisk, and then click Search (eg plaster* will search for all records
containing the word plasterers, plastering and plasterwork). You can also
truncate a year (eg 196* will retrieve all records containing any year in the
1960s). Please note that truncation may retrieve some irrelevant records.
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If you find that you are getting no hits, no relevant hits or too many hits, you need to
make your search more specific. Sometimes searching for single terms in PADDI produces
a large number of results, owing to those terms being frequently used in many fields
and records in the database (eg in Search All Fields a search for environmental or
planning retrieves hundreds of references).
To make your search more specific, you can limit your search to one field, or search two or more different fields at once.
Please go to the Advanced Search screen where you can use the full search power
of the database. From this screen you can scan the Thesaurus, or subject listing, to find
accepted search terms. Advanced Search Help is also available and you can
click on Advanced Searching Techniques for examples.
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Advanced Search Help
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Building/Structure
Name / Volume, Issue, Date / Place
Architect/Designer or Organisation / Document
Type / Title
Author/Editor / Subject
or Building Type
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The Advanced Search screen allows searching of one or multiple specific fields.
This enables you to focus your search precisely using the full capabilities of the database.
Click on Advanced Searching Techniques for examples
Search tips :
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Please note the database is not case sensitive.
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To search easily for different variants of the same word, you can truncate the word using an
asterisk, and then click Search
(eg print* will search for printing, printmaking and printworks).
You can also truncate a year (eg 196* will retrieve all records containing any
year in the 1960s). Please note that truncation may retrieve some irrelevant records.
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Building/Structure Name:
type in one or more words from the building name
that you are trying to find eg Queen's University, (note that typing Queen's will give you
Queen's Arcade etc as well).
NB if you are searching for a building with a Saint's name in it, always use
the abbreviated form of Saint without a full stop, eg St Patrick's Cathedral, and if you
are searching for a building name that contains the word Street, always type this word in
full eg Princes Street Market, North Street Arcade.
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Volume, Issue, Date:
you may type in the full year only (eg 2000) of the journal, book or other publication
you are looking for. Or you may include the volume, issue number and full date (eg 189 (22)
22 March 1989) if you have a specific reference. To search for records from a particular decade, you can
truncate using an asterisk (eg 196* will retrieve all records from the 1960s).
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Place:
you can search by country, county, city, town, area or
street address. It is best to type in broad locations such as towns or counties and only enter
street, road, close etc in full if necessary eg Armagh, Cork, Belfast, Rathfarnham, Navan, North East Inner City, Malone Road, North Main Street.
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Architect/Designer or Organisation:
if you are searching for material on a
particular architect or firm, try typing one surname only. This will give you all records
relevant to architects practising alone and will also locate a specific practice including
that surname eg Tallon will retrieve all records for Niall Tallon and for
Scott Tallon Walker.
Some different practices, however, incorporate the same surname
(eg a search for O'Donnell can give at least three different firms).
If this happens, add another surname to make the search more specific
eg O'Donnell Scully (this will ignore any O'Donnell &
Tuomey records).
For organisations you should try typing one or two key words in full:
eg Department Environment will give you hits for the
Department of the Environment.
If the organisation or architectural firm uses initials, enter them without gaps
or punctuation eg JMJ (not J M J or J.M.J.).
You may click on the Architect/Designer link on the Advanced Search screen to search for the
preferred form and variations. Advice on
How to Search the Architect/Designer List is available below.
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Document Type:
this should be used in combination
with other fields. You can search for the following document types from the drop-down menu:
- all types
- journal article
- book
- part of book (chapters or sections)
- report
- newspaper article
- thesis/dissertation
- pamphlet
- part of pamphlet
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Title:
this field includes the titles of:
| journal
articles |
eg Dublin
transportation study |
| journals |
eg Ulster
Journal of Archaeology; Engineers Journal |
| chapters
of books |
eg Cormac's
Chapel: the beginnings of Irish Romanesque |
| books |
eg Phaidon
Architectural Guide: Dublin |
| reports |
eg The
Newry Regeneration Project |
| unpublished
(grey) literature |
eg Drawings
of Belfast Waterfront Hall |
Search by entering two or more words you know are in the title.
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Author/Editor:
type in the surname of the author.
If it is a common name and you know the first name, type that in also eg McDonald Frank.
Sometimes the author of a work is a corporation, government department/agency or council.
Type in two or three words from the organisation's name, as detailed above in
Architect/Designer or Organisation.
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Subject/Building Type:
enter as specific a subject or building type as possible
eg Subjects: eutrophication, rural planning, emigration, Art Deco,
sustainable architecture
eg Building Types: laboratories, churches, factories, thatched buildings,
secondary schools.
Note that spellings vary and there may be alternative words to define a subject.
Use the preferred terms in the Thesaurus for best results. Any subject which
is an adjective or which can be used adjectivally may be added to another appropriate
subject to make your search term eg Georgian and houses can be joined to
make Georgian houses or iron and sculpture to make iron
sculpture.
You may enter more than one word or phrase which will help to refine your search
but please be aware that the search facility may retrieve the words from separate
phrases.
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How to Search the PADDI Thesaurus |
Click on the Thesaurus link on the Search screen.
Select the first letter of the word that you are looking for and scroll
down the presented list until you find a suitable subject term.
The Thesaurus will either:
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confirm that the term you are thinking of is acceptable
eg planning
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give you more specific, acceptable variations of that term
eg planning appeals
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suggest that you use a different term
eg planning, city
Use: urban planning
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suggest other related terms to search for also
eg erosion, beach
Use: beach erosion
See Also: shore protection
Having found an acceptable subject or building type term, you may click and transfer
it into the Subject search field. If you wish to enter more than one item into the
search field, you can copy and paste the others. Please note that you can join any
subject in the Thesaurus to any other subject term to create a compound subject such
as Georgian houses, Victorian buildings or iron sculpture.
Then click Search.
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How to Search the Architect/Designer List
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Click on the Architect/Designer link on the Search screen.
Select the first letter of the name that you are looking for and scroll down the presented
list until you find the name of the architect or practice.
The Architect/Designer List will either:
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confirm that the name you are thinking of is acceptable
eg Johnston, Francis
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suggest that you use a different version of the name
eg McNally, Mel
Use: McNally Design
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suggest other related names to search for also
eg Lyons Architects
See Also: Henry J Lyons & Partners
Having found the correct version of the practice name, you may click and transfer
it into the Architect/Designer search field. If you wish to enter more than one name into the
search field, you can copy and paste the others. Then click Search.
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Advanced Searching Techniques
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Here are examples of some of the types of searches that you can do by entering terms in multiple
fields simultaneously.
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Building Type and Location
eg To find references to cathedrals in Belfast, type
Place/Location: Belfast
Subject/Building type: cathedrals
and click Search.
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Building Name and Location
eg To find references to St Patrick's cathedral in Armagh, but not in Dublin,
type
Building Name: St Patrick's
Place/Location: Armagh
and click Search.
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Building Type and Architect/Designer
eg To find references to shops designed by Scott Tallon Walker, type
Architect/Designer or Organisation: Tallon
Subject/Building type: shops
and click Search.
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Articles from a specific journal
eg 1 To find an article on Studio Architects in Perspective, type
Architect/Designer or Organisation: Studio Architects
Journal/Book Title: Perspective
and click Search.
eg 2 To find anything at all on hazardous wastes in
Environmental Management Ireland, type
Subject/Building Type hazardous
Journal/Book Title: environmental management
and click Search.
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