Search multiple words/phrases with limiters for:
 books,
 videos,
 sound recordings,
 music scores,
 computer
files,
eBooks,
 microforms,
 periodicals,
etc.
Learn about call numbers
and locating materials.
Learn about the Library
of Congress (LC), Dewey
Decimal , Government Documents,
Sound Recordings
and CSULA Thesis
call number systems.
SEARCH EXAMPLES:
Adjacency
| Operators
| Proximity
| Truncation
LIMITERS:
Language
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Sort
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Material Type
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Collection Type
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Year
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Input Search Terms and Search Examples |
KEY PHRASE
Adjacency |
 Multiple words are searched together as one phrase.
Example 1: United States Supreme Court
Word/Phrase
Search Method
Example 2:
domestic violence
Word/Phrase Search Method
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KEYWORD(S)
Operators
and
or
and not
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Use "and" to search multiple concepts simultaneously
Use "or" to combine words with
similar meaning
Use "and not" to exclude words. For example:
mexico AND NOT new mexico
Find: 
 
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KEYWORD(S)
Proximity
near
within 1
within 3
within 10
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Use "near" to specify words close to each other, in any order. For example:
Use "within #" to specify terms which occur within # words of each other in the record. For example:
america WITHIN 3 economy
Find: 
 
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KEYWORD(S)
Truncation
*
**
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Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk.
Use a single asterisk * to truncate from 1-5 characters.
Use a double asterisk ** for open-ended truncation. For example:
Single asterisk *
Double asterisk **
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KEYWORD(S)
Search Methods
Keyword/Subject
Title
Author
LC Heading
Notes
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Specify methods to search, using the abbreviation. Methods available for this database are Keyword, Title, Author, LC Heading, and Notes.
Search for Title
Search for Author (last name, first name)
Search for LC Heading
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| Limiters
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| Limiter |
Explanation |
Examples |
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Language:
English
French
German
Spanish
Chinese
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To limit your search results to material published in one of these 5 languages. Set the pulldown menu to the desired language, or leave at ANY for material in all languages.
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Any
English
French
German
Chinese
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| Sort By:
Date
Alphabetically
Relevance
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To sort your search results by date, alphabetically or by relevance, click on the pulldown menu, and select one of your choice. The system is set to default to sorting by date with the most recent material listed first.
Sorting by Relevance: The title is considered most relevant followed by author, LC Heading, and notes. The relevancy of each record is indicated by a
 to
 display.
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Date
relevance
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Material Type:
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To limit your search results to one of these 5
material types, set the pulldown menu to the material type or click on a graphic icon
next to the pulldown menu, or leave at ANY for all material types.
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Any
Printed Material
Music Scores
Sound Recordings
Computer Files
eBooks
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Collection:
Any
Circulating
Circ. oversized
CSLA Thesis
Government
Children's Books
Microform
Periodicals
Reference
Reserves
Special
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To limit your search results to one of these 11 collections, set the pulldown menu to the desired collection, or leave at ANY for all collections.
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Any
Circ. Oversized
CSLA Thesis
Government
Children's Books
Microform
Periodicals
Reference
Reserves
Special
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| Year:
After
Before
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You can limit your search results by year of publication. For example:
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After
Before
After
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