Section 3: Search Strategies

Searching by Title

If you know the title of a particular item, doing a title search is usually the most effective way to locate the item.

Some hints:

  • Leave off any initial articles (the, a, an, la, le, der, etc.)
  • Be careful to type the words of the title in order
  • Be sure you have the correct "little words" in the title (don't confuse on, of, for, in etc.)
  • It is better to enter an incomplete title than an inexact title (e.g. From anarchy to)

 


  




 
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