Title
Journal Title |
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Type as much of the title as you know starting at the beginning of the title.
sun also rises
new england journal of med
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Omit initial articles (a, an, the, etc.).
grapes of wrath not the grapes of wrath
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Title searches do not retrieve individual articles found in journals.
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Author |
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For individuals, enter last name first:
hemingway ernest
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Enter names of organizations or groups:
national academy of sciences
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Keyword |
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A keyword search looks for words anywhere in the record.
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Use distinctive words.
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To combine search terms, use and, or, not.
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To search phrases or hyphenated words, use quotes: "global warming" "co-operation"
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To find a term with variant endings, use ?: comput? finds computers, computing, etc.
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To group terms, use parentheses: (child? or teen?) and reading
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Subject |
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Type the first few words of an authorized Library of Congress or Medical Subject Heading.
Library of Congress example: dolphins behavior
Medical Subject Heading example: cancer, breast
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If you don't know the authorized heading, try a Keyword Search.
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Subject Keyword |
- A subject keyword looks for words in authorized Library of Congress and Medical Subject Headings.
Library of Congress example: dolphins behavior
Medical Subject Heading example: cancer, breast
- If you are not having success with this search, try a Keyword Search.
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Call Number |
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Use this for Library of Congress call numbers. (For other call numbers see Call Number Exact.)
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Enter as much of the call number as you know, including punctuation and spaces.
Examples:
bf698.b3193
ps3515.e37 s8 1962
da28.35
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Basic Search Limits |
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Can only be used with Keyword and Title searches.
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More Limits |
- Can only be used with Keyword and Title searches and must be set BEFORE entering your search terms.
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Use to restrict searches to certain dates of publication, languages, mediums, formats, place of publication or library locations.
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Use to apply one or more limits to a search.
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More Limits are also available from the search results screen by clicking on the Post Limit button.
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More Limits are retained between searches until removed by clicking on the Clear Limits button.
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