Museum of Science and Industry

This option is designed for users who have an idea of what they are hoping to find, but are not looking for highly specific items.  The first screen asks you choose whether you want to search the object collections only, archive collections only, image collections only or all three collections.  Once you have made your choice, you will be presented with a short form that allows you to put search terms in as many or as few of the available fields as necessary. 

If there is a pick list for the field, represented by a downward black arrow  for a short pick list and an oblique red arrow  for a long pick list, choose from the terms that are available.  If there is no pick list, the hints alongside the field will provide some guidance and the Tips on using query fields section provides more details on how to get the best results for particular fields.  Please note: you will fail to get a match when using fields without pick lists if you have used a term that differs from the terms that we use.