TU Delft Repository help & search tips
TU Delft Repositories supports both intuitive Google-like queries and formal Boolean queries.
It is not advised to mix these two methods. Most fields in result pages are clickable.
Boolean and Google-like search
Boolean (use capital letters) | AND | OR | NOT |
+ | - |
Examples
- Boolean: rain AND water OR clouds
- Google: +rain +water -sunny
Field search
To search a specific field.
Field names search can be done with or without "quotes" (do not use empty spaces).
Note: Not all fields are used in each repository
Fieldnames | Examples |
|---|---|
Title | title:"diffraction" or title:diffraction |
Author | creator:"Van de Wiel, G.F." |
Mentor or promotor | contributor:Jager |
Faculty | faculty:"Civil Engineering and Geosciences" |
Department | department:delftchemtech |
Source | source:"Geophysical Journal International" |
ISBN (International Standard Book Number) | ISBN:978-1-138-00002-5 |
ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) | ISSN:0046-7316 |
Keyword | subject:workflow |
Publisher | publisher:"delft university press" |
Date | year:2009 |
Institution | institution:"National Aerospace Laboratory" |
Publication type | type:dissertation |
Repository Hydraulic Engineering Reports only
Fieldnames | Examples |
|---|---|
Project | project:Kustnota |
Classification | classification:TLA00 |
Truncate
Use asterisk (*) to shorten by cutting off at the right
Example:
- hydrolog*
Phrase search
Use quotes for phrase search
Example:
- "morphology of river"
Combining fields
Examples:
- publisher:rijkswaterstaat AND publisher:cow
- publisher:rijkswaterstaat publisher:cow
- publisher:elsevier creator:"jansen, f."
- publisher:elsevier AND creator:"jansen, f."
- publisher:elsevier + creator:"jansen, f."