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Searching the Catalog -- Advanced Search

An advanced search finds records using keywords located anywhere in a record, or only in specific fields.To perform an advanced search:

  1. Type in the search term(s) you want to find in the Search For free text field. (Punctuation, case, and word order are ignored.) Your search terms are automatically truncated on the right, so you don't need to use a question mark (?) for truncation.
  2. Default search criteria can be modified for your search:
    • Select from the Search In drop-down list whether you want to search for all the search terms, any of the search terms, or the search terms as a phrase.
    • Select which Boolean operator you want applied to the next search term(s): AND, OR, or NOT.
    • Narrow your search by further limiting by entering information in the following free text fields and selecting options and Boolean operators from the drop down menu as needed.
  3. Click the Limits icon if you want to limit your keyword search based on other criteria.

Click the Search button to begin your search. Click the Reset button to clear the search page.


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