CQL search

It is possible to search for bibliographic records and materials using CQL codes.

The most common search codes for CQL searches are:

• AND - both words must appear in the records: frække AND frida
• NOT - a specific word must not appear in the records: obama NOT michelle
• Quotation marks (” ”) – used if there is more than one word in the search expression: ”Tour de france”
• Truncation (*) - you want different variants of a word: politik*
• Masking (?) - you are unsure about a single letter - wildcard for one letter: wom?n
• Parentheses ( () ) - you want to combine several words: (vandr* or trek*) and "nepal"
• Long-word search - searches for exactly the words specified, and in the order in which they are specified. Remember to truncate with * and remember inversion. The most commonly used long-word codes are: lti, lht, lfo, lem
  • interval, before or after can be searched using >= and/or <=. Examples:
    • interval: ok>=70 and ok<=79*
    • before: ix<=12
    • after: ix>=12

Show CQL search string

You can display the CQL search string that Cicero generates from your search. This can be useful for troubleshooting or for understanding how the search is built. The feature is enabled by going to "Device settings" in the top right corner and then activating "Show CQL search string". The feature works on all pages that use CQL search.

Cicero Catalogue

If Cicero's own catalogue, Cicero Catalogue, is used, please refer to the documentation found at https://catalogue.cicero-suite.com/search/indexDocumentation.html.