The
database 18th Century German Literature Online offers the user two
different search screens:
The
Basic Search, in which one can enter
search terms in the search form’s single input field, searches jointly
through the search fields Author, Title and Chapter Headings.
For
the Advanced Search different search
categories are available and can be combined freely. Some of the search
categories are provided with index lists, which can be searched or leafed
through, and from which selections can be transferred to the input fields. A
Fuzzy Search function is included for full text searches through all works.
Each
work is presented as a digital facsimile
and can be leafed through like a book.
Bibliographic
descriptions of
works make it possible to specifically target individual authors, editors,
titles or publishers.
By
clicking chapter headings in the Electronic
Tables of Contents provided, users can go directly to the
beginnings of the chapters.
Bio-bibliographic
articles about the authors can be called up.
The
database includes a reading
aid providing an overview of the different kinds of Fraktur or Gothic
typefaces. Introductions to
the database can be accessed using the link Introductions in the
upper menu with the blue background.
To
enable continued use of the documents found in the database, 18th
Century German Literature Online offers different options, including the
functions Print, E-mail and Download. It is
possible to retain search results in the cache and re-access them with the
functions Marked Documents, Previous Searches, and SaveURL.