4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the further search feature includes a more-like-this or sideways search feature, and wherein the method further comprises the step of returning a subsequent search result with query catching terms upon selection of the more-like-this feature or the sideways search feature.
1. A method executed via computer hardware and software for searching a database of publications, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of navigation features from which a search query can originate and be analyzed, including a first navigation feature, a second navigation feature and a third navigation feature; selectively providing a search result responsive to the search query for each of the plurality of navigation features, including a first search result comprising query catching terms for the first navigation feature, a second search result comprising metadata exploration terms for the second navigation feature and a third search result for the third navigation feature, wherein the first search result, the second search result and the third search result differ; selectively providing a plurality of search result options for the first search result, including a first query catching terms search result option, a second query catching terms search result option, a third query catching terms search result option and a fourth query catching terms search result option, wherein selection of the first query catching terms search result option returns an additional search result with query catching terms, wherein selection of the second query catching terms search result option returns an additional search result with metadata exploration terms, wherein selection of the third query catching terms search result option returns a first view select publication result, and wherein selection of the fourth query catching terms search result option returns a browse suggested publications feature result, wherein the additional search result with query catching terms, the additional search result with metadata exploration terms, the first view select publication result and the browse suggested publication feature result differ; selectively providing a plurality of search result options for the second search result, including a first metadata exploration terms search result option, a second metadata exploration terms search result option and a third metadata exploration terms search result option, wherein selection of the first metadata exploration terms search result option returns a subsequent search result with metadata exploration terms, wherein selection of the second metadata exploration terms search result option returns a subsequent search result with query catching terms, and wherein selection of the third metadata exploration terms search result option returns a second view select publication result, wherein the subsequent search result with metadata exploration terms, the subsequent search result with query catching terms and the second view select publication result differ; selectively providing a select article search result option for the third search result, wherein selection of the select article search result option returns a third view select publication result; and selectively providing a further search feature for the first, second or third view select publication result, wherein selection of the further search feature returns another subsequent search result with query catching terms; and narrowing or focusing a search of the database of publications by providing for a plurality of further type of search results from the first search result comprising query catching terms, a plurality of further type of search results from the second search result comprising metadata exploration terms and at least one further type of search results from the third search result; wherein the plurality of further type of search results from the first search result comprising query catching terms includes further results with query catching terms, further results with metadata exploration terms, further results for viewing a selected article and further results for browsing a suggested publication; wherein the plurality of further type of search results from the second search result comprising metadata exploration terms includes other results with query catching terms, other results with metadata exploration terms, and other results for viewing a selected article; wherein the at least one further type of search results from the third search result includes more results for viewing a selected article and results for browsing a suggested publication.