For many, Indago’s Search function is the initial step in building a report. Search allows you to gather information on your research topic through keyword(s). In this article, you’ll learn how to navigate and use the Search function.
Starting a New Search
Step 1: Access Search
Click on the magnifying glass on the navigation pane on the left-side.
Step 2: Inputting Keywords
Keywords are specific words or phrases that describe your research topic. Keywords guide Indago’s search results to find relevant information. You can enter them manually or use AI to generate suggestions based on your research topic.
Indago's keyword search uses Boolean AND and OR statements to help you find what you're looking for. What does that mean:
AND: All your keywords must appear in the results.
OR: At least one of the keywords or related terms will appear in the results.
💡Tip: You can also input your research question and keywords in the following foreign languages: Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay (Malaysian), Norwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian.
Manual Keywords
Go to the Keywords section and manually input keywords. These default to an AND statement, meaning each keyword you add narrows your results. This is meant for focused and targeted searches.
Example: The below keywords would generate a search for articles that must include "cyber threat actors AND AI AND malicious".
AI Suggested Keywords
If you need help developing keywords and activators, click the green "Generate Keywords" button.
Input 1-2 sentences about your research topic, then click "Generate."
With Indago’s AI integration, this will analyze your input and suggest keywords and activators.
Add or remove suggested keywords and activators by going to the corresponding sections.
Step 3: Keyword Activators (OR Statements)
Expand your search by using Keyword Activators, which serve as OR statements. This allows you to combine original keywords with multiple related activator terms for broader results; this is optional.
Example: The below keywords and activators would generate a search for articles that can include: "cyber threat actors OR hackers OR hacktivists" AND AI AND "malicious OR phishing OR malware OR deepfakes".
Step 4: Refining Your Search Results
Refine your results by specifying a date range or a publisher's location. These can be enabled by clicking the checkbox next to each section.
Date Range
Select a start and end date for your search, with data available up to 3 years back.
Locations
Filter by "publisher locations" to retrieve results from publishers within the selected locations (i.e., local news) or "event locations" to retrieve real-time results related to events within the selected locations.
Step 5: Search History
The section on the right-side pane displays your search history, including the research questions and keywords used for each session.
Restore Search
Click “Restore” to view previous search details such as keywords, activators, etc., for modifications.
View Results
Click “Results” to see the search outcome.
Step 6: Execute Search
After finalizing your keywords, activators, date range, and location filters, click the Search button to view results.
💡Tip: Need your search results in English? If you searched in another language, just right-click and choose 'Translate to English' to see the results in English.
Step 7: Navigating Your Search Results
Displays the number of articles based on your keyword search and filters applied
Click to view Articles, Companies, or People related to your search.
Click the drop-down menu to sort and view results by the following:
Most Recent
Oldest
Authors (Ascending or Descending)
Source (Ascending or Descending)
Filter your search results by using the pane on the right-hand side.
Search Bar: You can quickly search article titles in your results using keywords.
Keywords: You can limit results by selecting all or a selection of the listed keywords. Displayed results will change to show only the articles with selected keywords.
Labels: These are used to distinguish the type of content presented in your research results.
Topics: Find related topics about people, businesses, organizations, places, products, trends, or concepts mentioned in your search results.
Date Range: Members can utilize the slide bar to narrow the date range of their results.
Authors | Sources: Select by specific article authors or sources.
Countries/Languages: Filter results by language and/or country.
Click "See Results" to view the selected article.
Clicking on the multi-line icon allows you to add an article to existing collections or create a new collection. Articles can be added to more than one collection.
Selecting Collections on the top left takes you to a data archive, where you can view your existing collections or create new ones.
Updated: 11 September 2024