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The core resource of the site is a library of documents shared by tax administrations, ministries of finance, and international organisations. There are several options for searching the library. You can:
- Enter keywords
Type in one or more keywords in the ‘Keyword’ box on the left side of the homepage. If these words appear anywhere in a document in our library, the document will appear in the search results. Results are scored for relevance based on where, and how often, the words appear.
- Browse topics
A list of topics appears on the left side of the homepage in the ‘Browse topics’ area. If you point your mouse over a particular topic, you will see there are several sub-topics. You can click on these sub-topics to find related documents. For example, if you are looking for information on tax expenditures, you can point your mouse over ‘Tax Policy’ and then ‘Tax Expenditures’, and click. You will then see all available documents on tax expenditures. For definitions of each topic and sub-topic go to Topic definitions.
- Find documents added in the last 30 days
For a list of all documents added to the library in the last 30 days, click on this option from the left side menu. The most recent documents will be displayed first.
- Search for documents added by a contributing organisation or country
Below the ‘Browse Topic’ section on the left of the homepage you will see a dropdown list of contributing countries and organisations. Select a country or organisation from the list and click ‘Go’. You will then be provided with contact information and direct links to a strategic statement, organisational chart and annual report. The link ‘View all documents’ will show you all documents your selected country or organisation has added to the ITDweb. You may also use advanced search to search for documents from just one contributing organisation or country.
- Combine search criteria using advanced search
The advanced search function on the left of the home page allows you to design a more targeted search. Options include specifying a keyword, topic, date and language.
- Keywords
The Keywords field allows you to search using one or more words. If the words you type in this field appear anywhere in a document in our library, the document will appear in the search results, subject to the other criteria you specified. Results are scored for relevance based on where, and how often, the words appear. Used with some of the other criteria in an advanced search, keywords are a very powerful searching tool.
- Topic
This criterion lets you restrict the search to specific topics. For example, if you only wanted to see documents relating to Tax Policy you would check the box next to that category. You can limit the search to include documents from one or more categories. If you don't check any of the boxes, the search results won't be limited by category.
- Document ID
Each document registered in the ITD database has a unique Document ID. You can find this number by clicking on the More information link in Search Results screen. If someone recommends a document to you, ask them for the Document ID. Entering it in this field means that you don't need to enter any other criteria.
- Date Range
If you want to find documents that were created during a particular time, you should set the From date to the earliest date that the documents might have been created; and the To date to the latest date. You must set the year, month and day for each date. You can also specify only the date to search from, or only the date to search to. For example, if you were interested in documents created in the middle of 2006, you could set the From date to 2006-05-01 and the To date to 2006-08-01.
- Language
If you want to find documents in just one of the available languages, select that language from the drop down list. All documents available in your selected language (ie: written in that language, not computer translated documents) will be found. If a document is available in multiple languages, summary information shown in the search results listing will be in the same language you are accessing the site in. For example, if you are using the site in English, and you search for French documents, you will be provided English summary information for each document that is available in both French and English. To access the full document in French, click on ‘French’ on the bottom left side of the search result. For more information see How language and translation options work.
- Contributing organisations
Select a country or organisation from the drop down list to limit your search to just one source.
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