Adding Text Class Search Functionality

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Overview

Depending upon the markup and metadata available in your collection, you might want to add to the basic search functionality in Text Class. The most basic additional functionality is the ability to restrict the search to a particular date range, as seen in the Making of America. Other restrictions natively supported include genre restrictions, as seen in the English Poetry Database.

Restricting by Date of Publication

First, you need to determine the range of dates available in your collection. This is generally found in the maindate region. Look at the dates and determine what the range is, and how wide the range is. Is it a collection where most things are published within a small span, or one that covers several decades or even centuries? This information will be necessary when you set up your search restriction.