{"id":184,"date":"2026-04-05T21:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=184"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:48:52","slug":"searching-for-oer","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/chapter\/searching-for-oer\/","title":{"raw":"Searching for OER","rendered":"Searching for OER"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1119\"><strong data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"809\">(1) Keyword Search<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1119\"><br data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"812\" \/>At the centre of the screen is a search bar with an <strong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"883\">Advanced Search<\/strong> option. Enter keywords related to the learning materials you are looking for, such as \u201cartificial intelligence\u201d or \u201cFrench,\u201d and the system will display a list of matching resources. This option is useful for quick and simple searches.<\/p>\r\n<strong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1636\">Please note:<\/strong> Search results can take up to a few seconds to load depending on the request. This does not mean the search has stopped. While the system is processing your request, look for the (faint) blue rotating activity icon in the top-right corner and a progress bar at the top of the screen.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-148\" src=\"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2232\" height=\"302\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Exercises<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Try searching for\u00a0 <\/strong>Kyoto University's Programming Python OER, available in English or Japanese. Try to find it in the OER Repository using the keywords, python, programming python, and programming python Kyoto.This is the direct link which will also show up in the search information :\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2433\/285599\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2433\/285599<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2 data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1316\"><strong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1144\">(2) Advanced Search<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1316\"><br data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1147\" \/>Use the <strong data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1170\">Advanced Search<\/strong> when you want to narrow your results. You can search by fields such as title, creator, description, publisher, date, language, and resource type.<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Dashboard-Search-Window-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2222\" height=\"1096\" \/><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2><strong>Advance Search<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nSelecting the advanced search will display a larger selection of text fields for search words and limiting filters such as languages, and databases,\r\n<h2><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Dashboard-Screen-Advanced-Search.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1958\" height=\"1430\" \/><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1119\"><strong data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"809\">(1) Keyword Search<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1119\"><br data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"812\" \/>At the centre of the screen is a search bar with an <strong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"883\">Advanced Search<\/strong> option. Enter keywords related to the learning materials you are looking for, such as \u201cartificial intelligence\u201d or \u201cFrench,\u201d and the system will display a list of matching resources. This option is useful for quick and simple searches.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1636\">Please note:<\/strong> Search results can take up to a few seconds to load depending on the request. This does not mean the search has stopped. While the system is processing your request, look for the (faint) blue rotating activity icon in the top-right corner and a progress bar at the top of the screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-148\" src=\"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2232\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM.png 2232w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-1024x139.png 1024w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-768x104.png 768w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-1536x208.png 1536w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-2048x277.png 2048w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-65x9.png 65w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-225x30.png 225w, https:\/\/openstudio.pub\/niioer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2020\/06\/Screenshot-2026-04-04-at-4.12.59-PM-350x47.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2232px) 100vw, 2232px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Exercises<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Try searching for\u00a0 <\/strong>Kyoto University&#8217;s Programming Python OER, available in English or Japanese. Try to find it in the OER Repository using the keywords, python, programming python, and programming python Kyoto.This is the direct link which will also show up in the search information :\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2433\/285599\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2433\/285599<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1316\"><strong data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1144\">(2) Advanced Search<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1316\"><br data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1147\" \/>Use the <strong data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1170\">Advanced Search<\/strong> when you want to narrow your results. 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