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• Select Keyword to find word(s) anywhere in the record. Type terms in any order. Click Search Everything. Use "same" between words to search them in the same field (e.g., the same title or subject field).
• Select Browse to see alphabetical lists of authors, titles, series, or subjects that begin with, or most closely match, the first term(s) entered. Omit initial articles such as: a, the, la, das, l', etc. Enter an author's last name first when browsing, e.g., austen, jane.
• Select Exact to find records that contain an exact match of the word(s) entered, letter for letter, in that order. Use Exact for one word periodical titles, such as Nature, Science, Time. Omit initial articles such as: a, the, la, das, l', etc. Not recommended for author searching--try browse instead.

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• Author: can be a person, government agency, corporation, etc. Avoid initials.
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• Subject: terms in subject fields assigned by librarians to describe the item. Do not use dashes.
• Series: word(s) in a series title only, such as Opposing Viewpoints.
• Periodical Title: word(s) in the title of a journal, magazine, or newspaper such as Wall Street Journal.
• The Library limit lets you restrict the result to the material in a single library. Note: You will not see copies in other libraries. Select All to show all copies in any library on campus, including those that can be accessed via the Web.

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