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Basic Search
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Search By
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Use
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Title
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- To search for known titles
(books, videos, databases, music, journal titles
etc.)
- Note: While it is possible
to search for journals with this option, searching by
Journal Title provides a shorter Results
List
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Journal Title and Journal Title Abbreviation
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- To search for known journal,
magazine, or newspaper titles
- Note: You cannot search for
journal articles by title in the CU Library
Catalog.
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Author
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- To browse for authors with similar
names
- To find all works by a particular
author, editor or composer
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Subject Heading
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- To browse for related subject
headings
- To find all works with a particular
subject heading
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Call Number
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- To browse for materials with similar
call numbers
- To find an item with a particular
call number
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Relevance Keyword
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- To search the catalog with an
Internet-style search engine
- To view search results listed by
relevance, not alphabetically or by reverse
chronology
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Command Keyword
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- To search the catalog with quick,
direct commands
- To search in specific fields of a
library record using field codes, e.g. KPUB
(publisher) or KISN (international standard
numbers like ISBN)
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Guided Keyword Search
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- To construct complex searches with
forms and menus
- To combine search terms or phrases
with selected Boolean operators (AND, OR,
NOT)
- To search for keywords in specific
fields of a library record, e.g. publisher, ISBN
number
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