jrustdc Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I'm a librarian and I teach search strategies. I've never encountered a search system with the three-letter word limit other than here. Two letters, yes, but three truly impacts the user's ability to conduct an efficient and effective search. Given my understanding of search architecture, I can't see that the benefits of this limit outweigh the hassles. Today I was stymied by "tea" and have had several other similar issues in the past. I know the wildcard and quotes strategies, and I can generally work around the limit, but it's cumbersome and I don't understand the necessity for the limit and hope it can be changed. Thanks! Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaSarah Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Yes please modify this. I was stymied by tea, dry, among a few others that I just got super creative with the thesaurus on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerfrizzell Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I agree. New York is not searchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I agree. New York is not searchable. If you just search for York, lots of New Yorks come up. I thought there was a trick to either put quotes around a 3 letter word or an asterik at the end of the word, but while that brought up a lot of New Yorks, it didn't highlight them in yellow like other searched words do, so it's not as easy to zero in on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Yes I have had a few issues with this, with nut, tea, pea, new, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Try adding an asterik or a quote around the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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