Evaluation With Electric Library Canada, you can ask a question in natural language and launch a search through the full range of content. Results are returned quickly and ranked in relevancy order, displaying the document title, source, author, date of publication, size and reading level. Click on the document or image to print or download, complete with bibliographic information. The natural language search engine is fast and easy to use. Pose a direct question to the service and get an answer.
Advanced options allow searches to be limited by source type, publication, date, title, and author.
A Go to Best Part button takes you to the most relevant section of each document, that is ,the portion that has the highest concentration of the search words used. Only button you can focus on Canadian material quickly and results are flagged for easy identification. You can switch to Boolean searching from the main search screen or go to a secondary screen called Build a Boolean Search. The system is designed for and responds best to natural language searching. If at any time you wish to see a complete content listing, including Canadian, US and international sources, click the icons on the main search page that represent magazines, books, newspapers, etc., or click View Publications.