Enter a command line search for authority records
Discover how to enter a command line search for authority records in Connexion client.
Use a command line search if you are experienced in searching the LC authority file and already know the format and index labels for entering searches.
- Navigate to Authorities > Search > LC Names and Subjects, click the Search LC Names and Subjects button (
), or press <Shift><F2>.
- In the Search LC Authority File dialog, in the Command Line Search box, enter a keyword, numeric, derived, or phrase search.
- You must use the command line to enter a derived search or to enter a heading to browse.
- You can also enter headings to browse using the Browse LC Authority File dialog (Authorities > Browse > LC Names and Subjects). This dialog provides expanded scans for subheadings.
Or
Select from the list of up to 10 of your last command line searches.
Guidelines:
- (Optional) Show or hide cross references in search results:
- (Optional) If you want to keep the search you enter, select the Retain Search check box.
- A check mark indicates that the last search you enter will be retained in the text box, including search terms and indexes.
- The client keeps the search when you close and reopen the dialog or the program.
- When finished, perform one of the following actions:
- Click OK or press <Enter> to send the search.
- Click Clear Search to clear the search and enter another.
- Click Cancel to cancel the search and close the dialog.
See Use LC authority file search results for more about working with results of the search.
Note: In search results lists, the qualifier [CHILDREN'S] is displayed next to entries associated with Children's Subject authority headings (010 prefix sj and 008/15 = b) to distinguish them from other authority records.