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truncates: entrepr? --> finds entrepreneur, entrepreneurial,
etc.
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Title Keyword |
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Enter any word from the title in any order
- Subtitles, alternate titles, translated titles and the statement of responsibility are included in the search
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Subject Keyword
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Headings Keyword Searches:
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Enter words from author/creator, subject, name/title or series title areas of the bibliographic record
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Expert Search (use index codes and operators) |
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for exact phrases: "tax reform"
- Boolean AND, OR, NOT: (mars OR venus)
AND mission
- Index codes refine searches: KSFG
western
--> finds western as subject form/genre term
- ?
truncates: polic? --> finds police, policing, policy,
etc.
EXAMPLE:
(wood? OR forest) AND "resource manage?" |
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Title Begins With (omit initial articles) |
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Enter all or initial part of title, starting with the first word: king
and i
- Drop initial articles (a, das, the) and punctuation (", ¿,
! ) in any language.
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Author/Creator
Browse (enter last name first) |
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For personal names, enter surname first: shakespeare william
- For group names, enter in direct order: army war college
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Subject
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Enter standard subject heading, name, or genre term: solar energy
- Start with the left-most word: vietnam war 1961 1975
- Omit most punctuation: united states army history (especially
double-hyphens in subject subdivisions)
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Call
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(LC Classification No.) |
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this search for Library of Congress Classification Numbers
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Enter all or the initial part of a call number: f128.4 (include
period)
- Enter spacing and punctuation accurately: p85.m23 r6 (include
period/spaces)
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Classification Scheme)
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Call
Number Browse
(Other Shelving Nos.) |
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this search for all other shelving call numbers
- Enter all or the initial part of a call number: microfilm
(o) 83/400 (include all punctuation accurately -- slash,
parentheses, words, hyphens, etc.)
- Enter spacing accurately: wmlc 0024/91
- Other call numbers have no relationship to the subject of the
work, but are often related to the format.
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Number Search (LCCN-ISSN-ISBN) |
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omit hyphen/add leading zeros: 89-456 is entered 89000456
- For ISSNs, include hyphen:
1094-1304 is entered 1094-1304 (no quotes)
- For ISBNs, omit hyphens/spaces: 0-553-37783-3 is entered
0553377833 |
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