Keyword Search

Enter the words or phrase you wish to search for in the entire record.

For example:

Title Search

Enter all or part of the title, starting at the beginning. Title words must be in exact order. You may include the initial articles "The", "An", "A" in your search, but you should exclude non-English initial articles, such as "Die," "Las," or "Un.". If you are unsure of the title, try a Keyword search.

For example:

• old man and the sea
• old man and the

When searching for items whose first word looks like an initial article, i.e. "A Is For America" repeat the initial word twice to account for the system's dropping of initial articles. For example, search "a a is for america."

Journal Title

Enter all or part of the title, starting at the beginning. Title words must be in exact order. You may include the initial articles "The", "An", "A" in your search, but you should exclude non-English initial articles, such as "Die," "Las," or "Un." DO NOT search for journal article titles.

For Example:

• journal of american history
• journal of american his
• roanoke times

When searching for items whose first word looks like an initial article, i.e. "THE Journal," repeat the initial word twice to account for the system's dropping of initial articles. For example, search "the the journal."

You can also search the E-journals Database.

Author Search

Enter all or part of an author’s or artist’s name, last name first.

For example:

• shakespeare william
• shakespeare
• angelou m

You may also type the full or partial name of an organization or group.

For example:

• united states congress
• american medical

Author/Title

Enter all or part of an author’s or artist’s name, last name first. You may also type the full or partial name of an organization or group.

For example:

• shakespeare william
• shakespeare
• united States congress

Type as many or as few of the words in the title as you want, in any order.

For example:

• merchant of venice
• venice

Subject

Only use Library of Congress Subject Headings. If you don’t know the exact phrasing of the subject heading, use the Advanced Search screen and limit to Subject.

For example:

• united states history civil war
• biomedical engineering
• world war, 1914-1918 aerial operations

Number

Library of Congress Call Number: Type as much or as little of the call number as you wish. Punctuation and spaces do not matter. Examples: PS1999 H25Z98; ld5679; qh546.w.

Government Document Number: Punctuation and spaces are important; capitalization is not. Examples: ed 1.1/3; D 1.6/2:F 33.

Other Call Number: Search for videos, sound recordings, and other non-standard call numbers. Examples: DVD 77; Video 1451; Compact Disc 452.

ISSN/ISBN: Type as much or as little of the ISBN or ISSN as you want. Punctuation and spaces may be omitted. Examples: 0060254920; 0303-7207.

OCLC Number: Example: 1234567.

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