What It Does
Title searches find the main title of a single work, of works in series, or of a magazine.
When To Use It
Because the system reads the title from left to right, you should use the search only if you know the full title or the first few words. The words must be in the correct order.
Examples
- The Name of the Rose
- name of the rose
- Flatland: a romance of many dimensions
- flatland
- 2001: a space odyssey
- 2001 a space
- "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!": adventures of a curious character
- surely youre joking
Tips
Always omit initial punctuation in any language, e.g., “ or ¿.
Replace other punctuation with a space: 2001 a space. Exception: drop apostrophes and close up the space, surely youre joking.
If searching the full title does not produce satisfactory results, enter only the first few words of the title:
- dr jekyll (for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or Dr. Jekyll alias Mr. Hyde)
- typhoon (for Typhoon and Other Tales or Typhoon and Other Stories)
Consider alternate forms of title words:
- initials, acronyms, abbreviations (us or united states)
- number (10 or ten)
- one word or two (healthcare or health care)
- spelling variations (color or colour)
- similar concepts (british or english)
- word variations (email or e-mail)
Search Limits
Search limits are available, read more
Boolean Search
Not available.
Truncation
Searches are automatically truncated and retrieve catalog records that begin with the words or phrases you enter. Entering bank will automatically retrieve bank, banker, banking, bankhead, banks, etc. Do not use the question mark (?) for truncation.
