Filtering search results
You can narrow down long results lists further with the help of filters. The following filters are available in the left section of the results list:
- Time: Shows only results from the selected periods. Depending on the search request, time can mean a work's period of origin, the year of publication, duration etc.
- Location: Shows only results that relate to the selected locations. This could be the location of a monument, the birthplace or place associated with an artist, the place where a document is kept, etc.
- Person/organisation: Shows only results relating to selected people or organisations. These could be the creator or publisher of a work, an author, painter, photographer etc.
- Keyword: Shows only results that relate to the selected keywords.
- Language: Shows only results where the original or the information held in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek are in the selected languages.
- Media type: Shows only results of the selected media types, e.g. videos and audios.
- Sector: Shows only results from the selected sectors, e.g. only results from archives and cultural heritage preservation.
- Data provider: Shows only results that are provided by the selected cultural and scientific institutions in the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.
Using filters
To set filters:
(1) Click the category you want, for example Time.
You can now select filter terms which occur in your search results.
(2) Click the filter term you want, for example 20th century.
The results list will now contain only results which match the filter.
(3) You can select additional filter terms by clicking Add filter.
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The list of filter terms may cover several pages. Click Next to page forward or Previous to page back.
To reduce the list of filter terms:
You can reduce long lists of filter terms by entering part of the term you are looking for in the input field. You will then only have filter terms containing your input to choose from.
To restore all the filter terms again, delete your input.
To remove filters:
- To remove an individual filter, click the remove icon
next to the filter term. - To remove all filters, click Remove all filters.
Bear in mind when combining multiple filters:
Filter terms from different categories can narrow down the results list further. Filter terms from the same category will extend the results list.
Example: By selecting Sector > Museum, you are restricting the results list to museum objects. If you additionally select the 20th century in the Time category, you are narrowing down the results still further: Only museum objects from the 20th century will be displayed. If you add the 21st century, you are extending the results list to museum objects from the 20th and 21st centuries.