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Combined Author/Title Search
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Exact Title | Keywords
from Title | Browsing Titles
Use the Exact Title search when you know at least the first four words of
the title. If you aren't sure of the exact title, or don't find what you
want using this search, try the Keywords from Title
search.
How to Search
- Select the Title, exact radio button from the basic search
screen
or select Title, exact from the drop-down menu on the advanced
search screen.
- Enter the first 4 words of the title.
- Do not enter A, An, The (or foreign equivalents) as the first
word of the title.
- Use truncation and wild cards for spelling
variations.
- You can use punctuation, but you don't need to.
- You can use upper or lower case.
Examples
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Enter:
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To search for:
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| cosmos |
Cosmos |
| connecticut yankee in king |
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
| bells of st marys |
The Bells of St. Mary's |
| art of col# |
The Art of Color
or The Art of Colour |
Use the Keywords from Title search when you know some words from the title.
How to Search
- Select the Title, keyword radio button from the basic search
screen
or select Title, keyword from the drop-down menu on the advanced
search screen.
- Enter one or more words from the title. The more words you list, the
fewer titles will match your search.
- Do not include these words: by, for, in, of, on, to, the.
- Use truncation and wild cards for spelling
variations.
- Use boolean operators AND, OR, NOT
to combine words.
- You can use upper or lower case.
Examples
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Enter:
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To search for titles like:
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| chaos theory |
Searching for Chaos and Applying its Theory
and
Chaos and Gauge Field Theory |
| american potter# |
American Potters
and
American Art Pottery |
You can view a list of titles before and after a search term in the alphabet.
How to Browse
- Select the Browse the Index radio button on the advanced search
screen.
- Select Title, exact from the drop-down menu.
- Enter the first 4 words of the title.
- Do not enter A, An, The (or foreign equivalents) as the first
word of the title.
- You can use punctuation, but you don't need to.
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