See more about how to search WorldCat interactively. See Searching WorldCat Indexes for comprehensive information on indexes.
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Command Line Search area | |||||||||||||||||
Command Line Search text field | For experienced searchers: Enter any type of full syntax search or browse string. Include an index label, correct punctuation, and the search or browse term with no spacing and in that order. Optionally for searches only, include qualifiers and/or Boolean operators to combine multiple search terms.
Note: Precede a browse string with sca (Scan command). Or Select a previous command line search or browse query in the drop-down list of the text box. The client keeps up to ten previous searches. See Command line searching and Keyword, numeric, and derived searches and browse queries for more information. |
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Keyword/Numeric Search area | |||||||||||||||||
Retain Search text field | Select or deselect the option to retain the most recent search in the Search for box(es) between logon sessions.
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Customize lists button (![]() |
The button appears above both the index drop-down lists and the Material Type list. (Optional) Click to open the Customize Short List of Indexes window to customize the short index or material type list by adding, removing, or changing the position of indexes in the list. |
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Plus/Minus buttons (![]() ![]() |
These buttons appear next to ![]() (Optional) Click to toggle between the two buttons to switch between a short condensed list of ten of the most used keyword/numeric indexes and a comprehensive list of all indexes. Click ![]() ![]() Default: (short list displays) |
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Search for ... in text fields and index lists |
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Boolean operator lists (AND, OR, NOT) | (Optional) If combining search terms in different indexes, click a Boolean operator from the drop-down list to the left of the appropriate search entry box to indicate how you want to combine the terms:
Note: To include and, or, not as a keyword in a search statement, enclose in quotation marks. |
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Language list | (Optional) Select a language to limit search results to records in that language. Note: Click ![]() ![]() ![]() Default: Any (or last used) |
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Format list | (Optional) Select a MARC format to limit results to records in that format. Default: Any (or last used) |
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Internet list | (Optional) Limit searches to internet sources only (click Internet) or eliminate internet sources (click Not Internet). Default: Any (or last used) |
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Source list | (Optional) Limit a search to items cataloged by the Library of Congress/Program for Cooperative Cataloging (click DLC). Default: Any (or last used) |
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Microform list | (Optional) Limit searches to items only in microform (click Microform) or exclude items in microform (click Not Microform). Default: Any (or last used) |
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Years text field | (Optional) Enter a year or range of years to limit a search to records for items published in the specified time.
Default: Blank (or last used) |
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Material Type list | (Optional) Select a material type to limit results to records describing that type. Note: Material types are much more specific than the primary Format limiters. Default: Any (or last used) |
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Apply Language of Cataloging Limiter check box | Select the check box and select the language you want from the list to limit all searches by that language of cataloging.
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Button name | Click the button to... |
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Settings | Click to open the Search WorldCat Settings window to:
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Enter Diacritics | Open the Enter Diacritics and Special Characters window to enter a diacritic or character in a search term. |
Expand/Collapse | Change views of the Search WorldCat window:
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OK | Send the search (or press <Enter>). You can send only one search. The client sends only the search you last entered. Note: If you have searches entered in both command line and guided search areas, check the text labels in the two areas to see which are in boldface. Boldface indicates the currently active area. |
Cancel | Cancel the search and close the window. |
Clear Search | Clear search terms in both the command line and guided search areas. In the guided search area, the client keeps only the last keyword/numeric index you used. |