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Search Results Displays

Full Record

What it is

The full record display provides the fullest possible labeled display for most fields in a single record from the NLS Online Catalog. To see data in all fields of the catalog record, including local notes and encoded information, consult the MARC tags display. To focus on subject headings, and any information summarizing and/or classifying the content of the work, consult the subject content display. Consult the brief record display for the most basic information about the work.

Search, Navigation and Output

If a search retrieves multiple catalog records, it is possible to page forward and back, one record at a time, using the Previous and Next buttons.

Full Title:
Below the four display selection tabs, the title of the work displays as it appears on the title page (or its equivalent).
Print, Save and Email:
Below the display of the catalog record information, a table displays with options for output. For more information consult the help screen for Print, Save and Email

Bibliographic Information:

Relevance:
A record retrieved by the Keyword search method displays a relevance indicator before the bibliographic information.
Location:
The agency or collection where the book is held. A list of locations is available.
Book Number:
A record identification number assigned by the owning library. The word "inprocess" alone or following a book number indicates that the book is still in production and not available.
Type of Material:
The format represented by the catalog record, e.g., Braille, Audio Book
Labeled record display:
Most of the bibliographic record with field labels. Besides containing the fields displayed on the Brief and Subject Contents records this display includes the Library of Congress card number, uniform and variant title fields, the producer, date of production, transcribing/recording agency, the original print publisher, date of print publication, numerous note fields, additional name fields, including the narrator, and the code for the agency that holds the book.