Because the way the query parameter is structured, without javascript
HTML only search form will produce an artifact of a semicolon prefixes your search terms
However it still seems to work from my limited testing
<form id="simple" name="searchForm" method="GET" target="_blank" action="https://caccl-laccd.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search" enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" accept-charset="utf-8"> <!-- Customizable Parameters --> <input type="hidden" name="vid" value="01CACCL_LACCD:ELAC"> <input type="hidden" name="tab" value="Everything"> <input type="hidden" name="search_scope" value="ELAC_LibraryCatalog_and_CI"> <input type="hidden" name="mode" value="basic"> <!-- Fixed parameters --> <input type="hidden" name="query" id="primoQuery" value="any,contains,"> <!-- Search box--> <input aria-label="Search anything..." type="search" name="query" id="primoQueryTemp" autofocus="autofocus" placeholder="Search anything..." value="" size="35" style="font-size: 18px;padding: 10px; height: 37px"> <!-- Search Button --> <input aria-label="Search Button" class="btn btn-blue" id="go" title="Search" type="submit" value="Search" alt="Search" style="margin-top: 0px;margin-left: -3px;padding: 6px 10px;font-size: 18px;"> </form> <a href="https://caccl-laccd.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01CACCL_LACCD:ELAC&mode=advanced" target="_blank">Advanced Search</a> | <a href="http://researchguides.elac.edu/az.php" target="_blank">Databases</a>