Oakland Post Search Guide

Oakland Post Search Guide

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Oakland University’s newspaper, The Oakland Post, is available online!  The full text of this valuable resource can be searched by keyword by using the search bar.

Search results can be sorted by relevance, title or issue date by selecting the various filters on the left side of the search results page. This filter system also allows you to choose the number of results you see per page.

Tips for searching:

When performing searches, you will get different results based on your search terms.  To make sure you exhaust all possibilities to find complete results on your desired subject, keep these tips in mind:

• Multiple forms of a name or abbreviations: If you are searching for a person, be sure to search all name variations they may have used (formal names, nicknames, etc.).  For example, if you were searching for information on Durwood Varner, performing additional searches for D. B. Varner and Woody Varner would bring you different results. The same goes for departments, schools and buildings.  For example, searching College of Arts and Sciences will get you different results than searching the abbreviation CAS.
• Phrase searching: By grouping multiple words together into phrases and enclosing them in quotation marks, your search results will be more specific.  Only items that contain the exact grouping of words will be included in your results.  For example if you search “Meadow Brook Hall” your results will only include items with that phrase and exclude any other records that mention only the word Meadow Brook. When searching for information on Meadow Brook, it is advisable to search both as Meadow Brook (2 separate words) as well as Meadowbrook (one word, removing the space).  It is commonplace to see both forms, and each will return different results.

Articles can also be browsed by using the buttons above the search bar. After selecting a browsing category, results can be further sorted according to the category selected.



For example, if browsing by issue date is selected, you can refine your results by clicking on the settings buttons at the top of the results page and selecting an option from the menu (red box). Again, this also allows you to choose the number of results you see per page by clicking on the gear icon and making a selection from the drop-down menu (blue box).

When browsing by authors, you can use the alphabetical listing of authors that is provided according to author last name. You can also jump to a particular author(s) by typing in a letter (or letters) in the search bar at the top of the page (red box). This will bring up a listing of authors whose name(s) begin with the letters included in your search, and clicking on the author's name will route you to a listing of articles they have written. Again, this also allows you to choose the number of results you see per page by clicking on the gear icon and making a selection from the drop-down menu (blue box).



When browsing by title, you can jump to a particular section of the alphabet by typing in a letter (or letters) in the search bar at the top of the page. This will bring up articles with titles beginning with the letters included in your search. Again, this also allows you to choose the number of results you see per page by clicking on the gear icon and making a selection from the drop-down menu (blue box).

When browsing by subject, you can use the alphabetical listing of subjects that is provided. You can also jump to a particular subject by typing in a letter (or letters) in the search bar at the top of the page (red box). This will bring up a listing of subjects beginning with the letters included in your search. Again, this also allows you to choose the number of results you see per page by clicking on the gear icon and making a selection from the drop-down menu (blue box).

When browsing by subject categories, you can use the alphabetical listing of broad topical categories that is provided. You can also jump to a particular category by selecting one of the listed items, and reviewing the subcategories that are associated with it (blue box). You can also type a letter (or letters) in the search bar at the top of the page (red box). This will bring up a listing of subjects beginning with the letters included in your search.