Searching LEO
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Keyword Search Limit by Date Advanced Search Browse LEO Post-search Limits Acronyms Used by LEO LEO's RSS Feed Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)- How do I find a past event?
- Can I use the Back Button in LEO?
- When I click on a link in the event record, why doesn't anything happen?
Enter one or more terms into the search box. You can add date limitations to the search by using the date and calendar fields displayed below the search box. When you use the keyword search, you are searching through the main fields in the Event Record. The fields included in the search are: Event Title, Event Description, Presentor, Organization Name, Topic, Location Name and Target Audience. If your search matches only one record, the full record will be immediately displayed.
Single Keyword Search
The system searches for the word you entered and then displays a list of brief records containing your search term. Click on the Event Title in the brief record to display the full Event Record. You can limit your initial keyword search by date.
Once you have received your results, you can narrow them through post-search limits which display on the results page.
Multiple Keyword Search
When you enter multiple words into the search box, the system will perform a phrase search, an "and" search, and an "or" search automatically. You can limit your keyword search by date. The events in your result set will indicate how that record was retrieved. The top of the page includes a legend explaining the images used and what type of search retrieved the record. Each group of records will display in chronological order.
Since this is the LEO database, paws were selected as the icons to be used.
 | The red paw indicates that the search terms you entered were found and specifically found in the same field, next to each other. This is considered a phrase search. |
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The blue paw indicates that the search terms you entered were all found in the record, but not next to each other. |
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The green paw indicates that not all of the search terms you entered were found, however at least one of the search terms was found in the record. |
Once you have received your results, you can narrow the list post-search limits which display on the results page. Click on the Event Title in the brief record to display the full Event Record.
If you do not select specific dates, LEO will display events with a start date of today forward. Select the day, month and year or click on the calendar icon if you wish to select your date using the calendar. The date limit only functions with the keyword and advanced searches, date limitations will be ignored for all browse-type searches.
Advanced Search
The Advanced Search is available through a link on the LEO Home Page, just under the date limit fields.
To execute an advanced search:
- Select the field you wish to search through
- Enter or select your search term or terms. Multiple terms will be treated as a phrase
- Select the boolean operator you wish to use
- Complete one, two or all three search fields
- If you wish, you can limit your search by date (MM/DD/YYYY)
- Click the "Search" button when you have completed the appropriate fields for your search
The search will be executed and LEO will display a list of brief records matching your search. Click on the Event Title in the brief record to display the full Record Event. If only one record matches, you will be shown the full record immediately.
You can browse LEO by month, by Sponsoring Organization and by Topic.
The LEO home page has a drop-down box containing a list of month/year combinations. Select the month/year combination you are interested in and click the "Browse Calendars" button. LEO will display the requested month in a calendar format. Once you are viewing a calendar, you can continue to browse forward and backward by month using the calendar.
To see information on an event listed in the calendar, hold your mouse over the name of the event and a brief record will pop-up with limited information about the event. To see all of the information associated with an event, click on the event name in the calendar and the full record will be displayed.
Browse Organizations
A drop-down box on the LEO home page contains a list of all of the sponsoring organizations in the database. Not all organizations will have current events available. Select the organization in which you are interested and then click on the "Browse Organizations" button. A list of the events available from the selected organization will be displayed, in chronological order. Click on an event title in the brief record to display the full Event Record. You can narrow your results through post-search limits available on the results page.
Click on the LEO Acronyms link to see a list of acronyms used in LEO and their definitions. After you have performed a search the link to the LEO Acronyms can be found at the top of the page , on the right side. The list will be displayed in a new window.
Browse Topics
A list of event topics are included in a drop-down box on the LEO home page. You can select one or more topics to browse. To select a single topic, click on the topic and then click the "Browse Topics" button. If you wish to browse multiple event topics, select the first topic and then hold down your CTRL key as you select the other topics of interest. Once you have selected all of the topics in which you are interested, click the "Browse Topics" button.
A list of brief records matching the selected topics will be displayed in chronological order. Click on the title of the event to view the full record. You can narrow your results through post-search limits available on the results page.
You can narrow down your result set using the Post-Search Limits. Depending on your search, you will see different limiting options which will give you a chance to narrow your search results. Each post-search limit option includes the number of events in the subset.
Possible limits:
- Online vs. Classroom
- Sponsoring Organization
- Topic
- Date
- Presentor
- Target Audience
You can subscribe to the LEO RSS feed from the home page.
The 30 most recently added events are included in the RSS feed. The way you subscribe to the feed is determined by the browser and RSS Feed Reader you use. If you click on the RSS icon you will see the current RSS Feed file and the address that you use to subscribe.
To find an event that has already past, use the regular Keyword or Advanced Search and include a date range for your search. Just set the date range to the time period in which the event happened and LEO will retrieve the record.
Can I use my Back Button in LEO?
The Back Button in your browser will behave differently depending on which page is displaying in LEO. Every page has bread-crumbs at the top to help you navigate back and forth. Due to security and other programming concerns, not all of the pages will gracefully handle the Back Button feature. If you do use the Back Button and you do not see a page come up, click on the "Refresh" button in your browser and then click "ok" when asked if you want to re-post the page.
The best thing to do is to use the links and the breadcrumbs on the LEO screens to navigate through the system. The breadcrumbs can be found at the top of the page, just under the LEO header.
When I click on a link in the event record, why doesn't anything happen?
Links included in the event record such as location and registration information open a link in a new window. You may need to change your browser settings to allow pop-ups in order to have these links work properly. Most browsers allow you to allow pop-ups only from specific sites so if you include "leo.clicweb.org" in the list of allowable pop-up sites, you should be able to click on the links in LEO but still not be open to pop-ups from other web sites.
