Advanced Search

You can check boxes in different sections (or check more than one box in certain sections). The fewer checkboxes you select, the broader your results will be.

Keep in mind, the more checkboxes you select, the more likely you are to get a null result.

How it works:

Clicking more than one checkbox will yield all annotations that are associated with all of the selected items. For example, clicking three checkboxes will display only those annotations that are associated with all three of your selections.

If you want to adjust your selections after running your LIMIT query simply use the “back” button or icon at the top of your browser window to return to this page with your selections intact.

Trying to get too specific by checking many of the checkboxes below can easily mean you end up with a null result.

For example, a majority of annotations relate to Mary Baker Eddy, so running a limit query using “Mary Baker Eddy” with one or two other categories / keywords will probably yield several results. But relatively few annotations relate to “Independent Christian Scientists” or “Christian Science Architecture.” So a limit search for those two terms will not yield any results, since no annotations relate to both “Independent Christian Scientists” and “Church Architecture.”

For the best results in finding a very specific result, we suggest starting by selecting just one or two categories (subjects, people, organizations or controversies) and then adding your limiting factors one at a time.

An easy way to clear all of your selections at once is to simply refresh this page.

Subjects

Every annotation utilizes at least one subject, and they can utilize up to three. If you want to include all subjects in your search, don’t check any of the boxes.

Selecting three or more subjects will likely yield a null result.

Significant People

Annotations may relate to up to three significant people, though some don’t relate to any. To include results for all significant people, leave these checkboxes blank.

Selecting three or more people will likely yield a null result

Controversies

Some annotations relate to one significant controversy, though not all do. If you don’t need to narrow down your results by a specific controversy, simply leave these checkboxes blank.

Selecting more than one controversy from the list below will yield a null result.

Keywords

Significant Organizations

If you are interested in resources pertaining to certain significant organizations, you can use this section to specify that. If you do not wish to limit by organizations in your search, don’t check any of the boxes.

Selecting more than one organization will yield a null result.

Publication Date Range

If you are interested in resources published during a certain time period, you can use this section to specify what date range you would like to include. If you wish to include ALL date ranges in your search, don’t check any of the boxes.

Selecting more than one date range will yield a null result.

Official Christian Science Publication

This section allows you to limit your results to resources that are, or are not, official Christian Science publications.

Availability

This section allows you to limit your results to items with certain availability. If you do not need to limit your search by availability, don’t check any of the boxes.

Selecting more than one form of availability will yield a null result.

Resource Type

If you are interested in only a certain type of resource, you can use this section to specify what type of resource you want. If you wish to include ALL resource types in your search, don’t check any of the boxes.

Selecting more than one resource type will yield a null result.