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CGP: Limiters

Limits

Advanced searches can be limited with the following methods:

Date Range (yyyy to yyyy)
Format (Books, Serial, Map, CD/DVD/Floppy, Visual materials, Mixed materials)
Language of record
Catalog (See CGP: Basic Search)

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Advanced Search Options

The Advanced Search page allows users a step up in complexity and functionality from the Basic Search function. Users may search a variety of catalogs with one to three word groups/phrases using Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) between the groups and narrowing results with four different search limiters.

Advanced Search indexes available are:

Keywords	Exact Title Keywords	Title keywords
Series/Periodical keywords	Conference Proceeding keywords	Corporate/Agency Author keywords
Author keywords	All Subject keywords	LC Subject keywords
Geographic Subject keywords	MeSH Subject keywords	NASA Subject keywords
Publisher keywords	Publication Place	SuDoc Class Number
Shipping List Number	Item Number	ISBN (omit hypens)
ISSN (use hyphens)	CGP System Number	OCLC System Number
Technical Report Number	Contract Number	Stock Number
Series Number	All Notes	Contents
Internet Access	LC Call Number

Wildcard search

For specific subject searches of LC, MeSH, and NASA subject headings, the wildcard character, "?" (question mark) must be used if the exact heading is unknown. For example:

LC heading search of libraries retrieves only records with "libraries" as a subject heading.

LC heading search of libraries? also retrieves records in which "libraries" is only the first element of the subject heading, e.g., "libraries - security measures"

super? = super, superconductor, superintendent, superpower, supervisory, etc.

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