Title
Journal Title |
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Enter as much of the title as you know, starting at the beginning.
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Omit initial article (a, an, the, der, el, l', la, etc.) and any quotation marks:
encyclopedia of the ancient
journal of forensic med
rouge et le noir not Le Rouge et Le Noir
sir she said not "Sir!" she said
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Title searches do not retrieve individual articles found in journals.
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| Keyword |
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Looks for words anywhere in the bibliographic record; use distinctive terms.
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Use and, or, not to combine search terms, or use quotes for a phrase or hyphenated word:
chaucer and marriage
"global warming"
"co-operation"
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Use ? to truncate:
child? finds child, children, childhood, etc.
labo?r finds labor, labour, laborer, etc.
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Use parentheses to group search terms or synonyms:
(child? or teen?) and "reading disability"
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Use the Guided Keyword tab for additional search options, including ISBN and ISSN.
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Use field codes to make a search more precise:
nkey hawthorne and tkey scarlet
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| Limits |
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Can only be used with Keyword and Title searches.
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Quick Limit: retained between searches until re-set to "None".
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Pre-set Limits: set multiple limits (date, language, format, etc.) before entering search terms.
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Post Limits: limits may also be applied to the results of a title or keyword search.
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Clear Limits: remove pre-selected limits by clicking on the Clear Limits button.
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Author (last name,
first name) |
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For individuals, enter last name first:
twain mark
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Enter names of organizations or groups:
national academy of sciences
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| Subject Heading |
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Enter a standardized subject heading.
Library of Congress examples:
indians of north america
sontag susan
women france history
Medical Subject Heading example:
heart artificial
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If you don't know the authorized heading, try a Keyword Search.
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Call Number
Browse
Exact |
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Use punctuation and spaces in Call Number searches:
ps477.5 .b37 r36
812c59 db6
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Use Call Number Browse for Library of Congress call numbers.
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Use Call Number Exact for all other call numbers (Dewey Decimal numbers, Avery call numbers, etc.).
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If in doubt, use Call Number Exact.
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Keyword with
relevance ranking |
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Finds records containing all of the search terms.
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Use quotes for adjacent terms and ? for truncation:
"south africa?" parliament?
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Do not use Boolean operators and, or, not to combine terms.
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Author
(results grouped
by title) |
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Use for prolific authors and composers, in order to group together titles published in multiple versions:
bach johann s
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Title (anonymous
works, series) |
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Use for works that have no identifiable author:
arabian nights
bible
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If a work has an identifiable author, use an Author or Title search.
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