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Find documents on BIG

Finding documents is easy, at the top of the site is the Search Bar.


1. Type in what you want to find in the Search Bar: a building term, or a document name. As you type, BIG’s agile search will make recommendations based on what you enter.

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2. The Search Bar searches the entirety of BIG. Click on Search All and select Library, Store, or News.

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3. BIG will return a list of results, and filter your results by their Type, Sector, Publishers, Collection, and State. Select a filter to narrow your result (ie ‘waterproof’ by the publisher Standards Australia).
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4. Badges are another way to search and sort your results. They are listed by Location, Guide, and Collection.


5. The Location badge displays whether a document is in the Library, Store, News, or Events. The Location is a red circle.

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6. Click on Type to search for your search terms in specific document types. The Type badge is a white circle.

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7. Click on Collections to see every document in the relevant Collection. The Collection badge is a purple circle.

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8. Click the ‘Current document versions only’ checkbox to filter by current items (see below) - all suspended, withdrawn, superseded items are removed from the results.

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