Name/Title Keyword
Use Name/Title Keyword to search for any word (in any order) or phrase found in established name/title headings, crossing subfields. This search is particularly useful for finding works of musical composers, as
well as for authors whose works may have been issued in multiple
editions.
Use this type of search when the exact order of the words in the name/title heading is NOT known.
Name/Title Keyword
retrieves titles grouped by name/title headings matching keywords in any order. |
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NOTE:
Search limits are NOT available.
Boolean AND operator is automatic.
Basic Search Examples:
To find the Subject Heading . . . |
Enter the words . . . |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. The adventures of Oliver Twist. or Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Oliver Twist. |
dickens oliver twist |
Lee, Rupert, 1887- Mozart: The magic flute. or Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Magic flute. |
mozart magic flute |
References and Scope Notes:
In search results, some retrieved headings
will not link directly to catalog records, but will supply
the user with links to related headings or scope notes (marked
with the icon) as illustrated in the screen below.
Search Tips:
- Enter words or phrases in any order.
- All words will be searched (including articles and conjunctions in all languages, such as and, or, not, the,
a, la, das, etc.).
- Enclose words in " " (quotation marks) to retrieve the exact phrase (e.g., "san joaquin estuary")
- Use a ? (question mark) to replace multiple characters either inside or at the end of a search term (e.g., ecumen? will retrieve ecumenical, ecumenism,
etc.).
- Use a % (percent sign) to replace a single character, either inside or at the end of a search term (e.g., col%r will retrieve color, coler and colur, but not colour).
- Search results are returned as a Headings List.
Each row of the Headings List display lists a heading with the number of title hits matching that heading. Selecting the heading will display a Titles List for all titles matching that heading.
Alternative Search Options:
When the exact form and word
order of an author heading is known, try Author/Creator Sorted by Title. Author/Creator Sorted by Title retrieves materials by author name, with results sorted by title and grouped by edition. |
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