diff --git a/build/appConfig.js.template b/build/appConfig.js.template
index e7aabd6c..4e8897a8 100644
--- a/build/appConfig.js.template
+++ b/build/appConfig.js.template
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ var appConfig = {
 
   'defaultThumbnailURI': "resources/images/default-thumbnail.jpg",
   'defaultLoadingThumbnailURI': "resources/images/loading2.gif",
-  'avalonUrl': '${AVALON_URL}'
-
+  'avalonUrl': '${AVALON_URL}',
+  'searchHelpManageUrl': 'https://github.com/TAMULib/SAGE/wiki/Searching',
+  'searchHelpDismaxAndUrl': 'https://github.com/TAMULib/SAGE/wiki/Search-Syntax-Using-Dismax-And',
+  'searchHelpDismaxOrUrl': 'https://github.com/TAMULib/SAGE/wiki/Search-Syntax-Using-Dismax-Or',
+  'searchHelpEdismaxAndUrl': 'https://github.com/TAMULib/SAGE/wiki/Search-Syntax-Using-Edismax-And',
+  'searchHelpEdismaxOrUrl': 'https://github.com/TAMULib/SAGE/wiki/Search-Syntax-Using-Edismax-Or',
+  'searchHelpLuceneAndUrl': 'https://github.com/TAMULib/SAGE/wiki/Search-Syntax-Using-Lucene-And',
+  'searchHelpLuceneOrUrl': 'https://github.com/TAMULib/SAGE/wiki/Search-Syntax-Using-Lucene-Or',
 };
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/discoveryContextController.js b/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/discoveryContextController.js
index 19a721d1..a4d2bc5a 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/discoveryContextController.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/discoveryContextController.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ sage.controller('DiscoveryContextController', function ($controller, $scope, $ro
 
   $scope.defaultThumbnailURI = appConfig.defaultThumbnailURI;
 
+  $scope.searchHelpUrl = "";
+
   $scope.rowOptions = [];
 
   var options = [10, 25, 50, 100];
@@ -21,6 +23,26 @@ sage.controller('DiscoveryContextController', function ($controller, $scope, $ro
   });
 
   $scope.discoveryContext.ready().then(function() {
+    $scope.isAndOperand = function() {
+      if (angular.isDefined($scope.discoveryContext.defaultOperand) && $scope.discoveryContext.defaultOperand == "AND") {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return false;
+    };
+
+    if (angular.isDefined($scope.discoveryContext.queryParser)) {
+      if ($scope.discoveryContext.queryParser == "EDISMAX") {
+        $scope.searchHelpUrl = $scope.isAndOperand() ? appConfig.searchHelpEdismaxAndUrl : appConfig.searchHelpEdismaxOrUrl;
+      }
+      else if ($scope.discoveryContext.queryParser == "DISMAX") {
+        $scope.searchHelpUrl = $scope.isAndOperand() ? appConfig.searchHelpDismaxAndUrl : appConfig.searchHelpDismaxOrUrl;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if ($scope.searchHelpUrl == "") {
+      $scope.searchHelpUrl = $scope.isAndOperand() ? appConfig.searchHelpLuceneAndUrl : appConfig.searchHelpLuceneOrUrl;
+    }
 
     // Prevent search value from being initially set as the string 'undefined'.
     $scope.currentSearchValue = "";
@@ -203,6 +225,10 @@ sage.controller('DiscoveryContextController', function ($controller, $scope, $ro
       return typeof $scope.discoveryContext.search.value === "string" && $scope.discoveryContext.search.value !== "";
     };
 
+    $scope.notAllSearch = function() {
+      return angular.isDefined($scope.currentSearchField) && $scope.currentSearchField.key !== "all_fields";
+    };
+
     $scope.presentCollectionText = function(value) {
       return $sce.trustAsHtml(value);
     };
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/management/discoveryViewManagementController.js b/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/management/discoveryViewManagementController.js
index 529c21a4..7c10ae3b 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/management/discoveryViewManagementController.js
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/controllers/management/discoveryViewManagementController.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-sage.controller('DiscoveryViewManagementController', function ($controller, $scope, $timeout, DiscoveryView, DiscoveryViewRepo, FacetField, MetadataField, NgTableParams, SearchField, SourceRepo) {
+sage.controller('DiscoveryViewManagementController', function ($controller, $scope, $timeout, DiscoveryView, DiscoveryViewRepo, FacetField, MetadataField, NgTableParams, SearchField, SourceRepo, appConfig) {
 
   angular.extend(this, $controller('AbstractController', {
     $scope: $scope
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ sage.controller('DiscoveryViewManagementController', function ($controller, $sco
   $scope.queryParsers = [ "", "EDISMAX", "DISMAX" ];
   $scope.queryOperands = [ "", "AND", "OR" ];
 
+  $scope.searchHelpUrl = appConfig.searchHelpManageUrl;
+
   $scope.fields = [];
 
   $scope.discoveryViewForms = {
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/resources/styles/sass/discovery-context/_all.scss b/src/main/webapp/app/resources/styles/sass/discovery-context/_all.scss
index 6e7b9c9e..df5a398f 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/resources/styles/sass/discovery-context/_all.scss
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/resources/styles/sass/discovery-context/_all.scss
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@
           height: 40px;
         }
 
+        .dc-search-help {
+          font-size: 1rem;
+
+          .dc-search-help-link {
+            cursor: help;
+
+            padding: 8px 8px;
+            margin: 0px 4px;
+          }
+        }
+
       }
       .dc-active-filters {
 
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/views/discovery/discovery-context.html b/src/main/webapp/app/views/discovery/discovery-context.html
index 45e59e5d..04ab2fdc 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/views/discovery/discovery-context.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/views/discovery/discovery-context.html
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ <h3>
                   </select>
               </span>
               <input aria-labelledby="searchButton" type="text" class="form-control dc-search-input" ng-model="currentSearchValue" ng-keypress="searchProcessKeyPress($event)">
+              <span ng-if="notAllSearch()" class="input-group-btn dc-search-help">
+                <a href="{{searchHelpUrl}}" class="dc-search-help-link glyphicon glyphicon-question-sign clickable" title="Help about searching." rel="help" target="_blank"></a>
+              </span>
               <span class="input-group-btn">
                 <button id="searchButton" ng-click="search()" type="button" class="btn btn-default dc-filter dc-filter-search">Search</button>
               </span>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/cloneDiscoveryViewModal.html b/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/cloneDiscoveryViewModal.html
index 71d540d1..e76f9e6f 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/cloneDiscoveryViewModal.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/cloneDiscoveryViewModal.html
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">Clone Discovery View</h4>
                 results="discoveryViewForms.getResults()"
                 autocomplete="off">
               </validatedselect>
+              <div>
+                View the
+                <a href="{{searchHelpUrl}}" class="dv-search-help-link" rel="help" target="_blank">search operands and parsers external documentation</a>
+                for more details.
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>
         </uib-tab>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/createDiscoveryViewModal.html b/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/createDiscoveryViewModal.html
index 78adc666..af8b856b 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/createDiscoveryViewModal.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/createDiscoveryViewModal.html
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">Create Discovery View</h4>
               results="discoveryViewForms.getResults()"
               autocomplete="off">
             </validatedselect>
+            <div>
+              View the
+              <a href="{{searchHelpUrl}}" class="dv-search-help-link" rel="help" target="_blank">search operands and parsers external documentation</a>
+              for more details.
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </uib-tab>
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/updateDiscoveryViewModal.html b/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/updateDiscoveryViewModal.html
index 42e9d4a6..198d6d2f 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/updateDiscoveryViewModal.html
+++ b/src/main/webapp/app/views/modals/updateDiscoveryViewModal.html
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">Edit Discovery View</h4>
               results="discoveryViewForms.getResults()"
               autocomplete="off">
             </validatedselect>
+            <div>
+              View the
+              <a href="{{searchHelpUrl}}" class="dv-search-help-link" rel="help" target="_blank">search operands and parsers external documentation</a>
+              for more details.
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </uib-tab>