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Enter Term 3: Title Personal Name Corporate Name Conference Name ISBN ISSN Subject Date Publisher Note Author Author--Personal Name Author--Corporate Name Author--Conference Name Subject--Personal Name Any Server Choice Word Phrase Word List

Component Word/Phrase or Number Searching:

Select access point (e.g., "title", "author", "subject", "isbn", etc.) and select search term structure (e.g., "word", "phrase", "word list") and enter desired search term.

Derived Key Searching:

TITLE -- select "title" and "derived key" and enter a search term using the form 3,2,2,1 (e.g., lor,of,th,r -- for Lord of the Rings).
AUTHOR-TITLE -- select "author-title" and "derived key" and enter a search term using the first four letters of the author's surname and the first four letters of the title separated by a comma (e.g., shak,macb -- for Shakespeare, Macbeth).
PERSONAL NAME -- select "personal name" and "derived key" and enter a search term using the form Surname,initials (e.g., poe,ea -- for Poe, Edgar Allan).