Database on the "Munich Central Collecting Point"

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Search interfaces are provided for various types of retrievals including simple pattern search (quick search) and more elaborate retrievals like the search in specific database fields.

***Search in specific database fields***

1. Examples

Number of entered values / Search type Entered value Exact Found results
(Correlation
search field - database field s. below)		 Explanation
1 word card Not checked card
cards
...with card		 word fragments are found
1 word cap not checked cap
with cap
capless
1 word card checked card
with card
NOT FOUND:
cards		 only whole words are found
The entered value must at least contain 3 characters
1 word könig Not checked König
Königin
NOT FOUND:
koenig		 Search is case insensitive.
Umlauts are not normalized
several words with hat not checked man with hat
with hats		 Field that contain all the words in the right sequence
several words with hat checked with hat
NOT FOUDN:
woman with hat		 only fields, that contain exactly this combination of words are found (without any further text)
- *
(asterisk)		 not checked all records are found that contain a value in this field
Search type number
(s. list of search fields)		 1 not checked 1
12
133		 all records that contain a field that starts with this value
Search type number
(s. list of search fields)		 1 checked 1
NOT FOUND:
12
133		 records that contain a field with exactly that value

2. Description of the search in specific database fields

The search interface contains several search fields. A search field corresponds either to exactly one field in the database or bundles the search in several database fields. More about the correlation search field - database field can be found below. If you enter values into several search fields, only those records are displayed that contain all search values (AND-Conjunction).

The search is case insensitive.

Select lists

On clicking the button "List", a select list is created from the contents of the corresponding database field(s) and is displayed in the column "Selection". The list contains 200 values by default. If there is no value entered into the search field, the select list starts with the first 200 values in alphabetical order. If there has been entered a value into the search field already. i.e. "ber" the select list starts at the corresponding place i.e. with "ber".

Fields of the search type number create different select lists: If you enter "A30" into the search field and click on "List", a value A30 is searched and the following 200 ordered entries are displayed. If there is no entry "A30", the select list starts at the beginning of the alphanumerical list.

Next step: select a value from the list. It will be copied into the search field of the form. Clicking the "Search" button will start the database search.

Normalisation

Umlauts and special characters are not normalized, i. e. searching "Königin" only finds "Königin" not "Koenigin".

Truncation / Exact / wildcards

About truncation and usage of the exact field s. table of examples

Entering * (asterisk) in a search field finds all records that contain a value in at least of one of the corresponding database fields. More about the correlation between search fields and database fields can be found below.

Please do not use any other wildcard characters like "könig*" or "%kissen". Please refer to the table of examples in order to find the proper search expression.

Results

Results are displayed as a list of records that match the given search values. Large result lists are split into several pages.

Search fields

A search field may correspond to exactly one field in the database or may bundle the search in several database fields. The following search fields are provided:

Search fieldSearch type
Munich No.Number
Munich Number.
Linz-No.Number
Linz number
File/Database
s. description of files
File card/Object Image
Select either “file card” or “object image”
Object/Title
Object description as listed on card; German and English possible.
Object type
German and English possible.
Material/Technique
Materials and techniques. German and English possible.
Artist
Artist as listed on card, different spellings are possible
The “select” list shows only revised names. Other spellings may, however, be found in this search field.
Society
Societies/associations as listed on card.
The “select” list shows only revised names. Other spellings may, however, be found in this search field.
Keyword
Keywords as displayed in the select list.
Receipt/Issue
Date of receipt/issue
Object date
Object date
Object date (verbal)

***Quick search***

1. Examples

At most 4 values can be entered into the quick search:

Example:

Entered value: "stempel", search mode "Word beginnings"
Result: all records containing words that begin with "stempel" or "Stempel".

Example:

Entered values: "stempel berlin", Search mode "Exact words"
Result: all records containing the words "stempel" and "berlin" (in the same or in different database fields).

Example:

Entered values: "stempel berl", Search mode"Word fragments"
Result: all records that contain the word fragments "stempel" and "berl" (in the same or in different database fields). The following records could be found: records containing "Stempelkissen" and "Berlin" or records containing "Eingangsstempel" and "überlegen".

Beispiel:

Entered values: "königin luise", Search mode "Exact word order"
Result: all records that contain the character string "königin luise". Following record could be found: a record containing "königin luise. A record that contains only "Königin Sophia und Prinzessin Luise" is not found.

2. Description of the quick search

  • All indexed fields are searched (s. list of fields).
  • Displayed are those records that match all entered search values (AND conjunction).
  • The search is case insensitive.
  • The order of the search values is insignificant.

Please do not use any wildcard characters like "könig*" or "%kissen".