• Limits only work for Keyword, Title, or Journal title searches. Choose from the Limit Your Search drop-down list or click on the More Limits button.
• Browse for lists of authors, subject headings, or call numbers. See Help for more specific instructions.
• Truncate using ? -- computer? will locate computer, computers, computerization, etc.
• Search by Expert Keyword using Boolean commands.

• Searches all fields for your keywords.
• Use quotation marks to group words as a phrase.
• Truncate using ? -- computer? will locate computer, computers, etc.

Examples

• tolkien rings
• "red cell" leukemia
• rise fall Enron
• shakespeare othello crit?

• Searches your keywords in any order in just the title.
• Works best if you omit common words like of, the, and for.
• Use quotation marks to group words as a phrase.
• Truncate using ? -- computer? will locate computer, computers, etc.

Examples

• call wild
• harry potter sorcer? stone
• introduction chemistry

• Searches for titles that begin with your exact words in that exact order.
• Type in the first few words of the title - Automatically truncates from the end of your search.
• Omit initial articles such as the, a, or an.

Examples

• call of the wild
• harry potter and the
• introduction to chemistry

• Searches your keywords in any order in just the title.
• Works best if you omit common words like of, the, and for.
• Use quotation marks to group words as a phrase.
• Truncate using ? -- proceed? will locate proceeding, proceedings, etc.
• Results limited to journals or other serials.

Examples

• medieval studies journal
• journal medical
• clinical micro?

• Searches for journal titles that begin with your exact words in that exact order.
• Omit initial articles such as the, a, or an.
• Type in the first few words of the title - Automatically truncates from the end of your search.
• Results limited to journals or other serials.

Examples

• journal of medieval and early modern studies
• critical reviews in micro
• journal of the american
• introduction to chemistry

• Searches for a personal name, company name, or conference name as the author. Word order, capitalization, and punctuation is ignored.
• Works best if you omit common words like of, the, and for.
• Use quotation marks to group words as a phrase.
• Truncate using ? -- proceed? will locate proceeding, proceedings, etc.

Examples

• jane austen
• texas university a&m
• united states econ?
• edna millay

• Searches for a personal name, company name, or conference name as the author in the exact order typed.
• For personal names, enter the last name (surname) first.
• Results in a list of author headings in alphabetical order. Click on the heading to see the individual titles.
• Limits are not available.

Examples

• austen, jane
• millay, edna st. vincent
• american society of composers, authors and publishers
• texas a&m research and extension center

• Searches for the author or composer's name followed by the title of a work.
• Enter the official version of the author or composer's name, including dates, before the title. You may want to search by keyword first, to find something by the author/composer, and then copy the official version of the name and paste it into the search box.
• Omit the initial articles (a, an, the, la) and any punctuation.
• Automatically truncates from the end of your search.
• Results in a list of author/title headings in alphabetical order. Click on the heading to see the individual titles.
• Limits are not available.

Examples

• austen jane 1775-1817 pride and prejudice
• bach johann sebastian 1685-1750 brandenburgische konzerte
• hemingway ernest 1899-1961 farewell to arms
• cervantes saavedra miguel de 1547-1616 don quixote

• Searches for words in the Subject Heading fields. Word order, capitalization, and punctuation are ignored.
• Works best if you omit common words like of, the, and for.
• Use quotation marks to group words as a phrase.
• Truncate using ? -- computer? will locate computer, computers, etc.

Examples

• battle little bighorn
• texas big bend

• Searches for exact Library of Congress Subject Headings in the exact order you typed.
• Type in the first few words of the subject heading - Automatically truncates from the end of your search.
• Limits are not available.
• Returns an alphabetical list of matching headings with subheadings. Click on the heading to find the individual titles.

Examples

• little bighorn, battle of the, mont., 1876
• big bend national park (tex.)

• Use a combination of field designators and Boolean Operators for very specific searches.
• Use quotation marks to group search terms as a phrase.
• Truncate using ? -- computer? will locate computer, computers, etc.
• Use parenthesis to combine ideas -- To find information about writing for the web, try: (internet or "world wide web") and (writ? or publish?).
• Results in a list of titles with the most recent titles first.

Examples

• nkey shakespeare AND tkey "merchant of venice"
• skey wind AND tkey proceeding?
• nkey carl and skey lincoln

• Searches for any item's call number.
• Enter the exact call number or beginning of the call number. Exact punctuation and spacing is required.
• Returns a list of matching call numbers.
• Limits are not available.

Examples

• Q1 N2
• SI 1.20/2:
• Film N 425

• Searches only for items with Library of Congress Classification numbers.
• Enter the exact call number or beginning of the call number. Exact punctuation and spacing is required.
• Returns a list of matching call numbers.
• Limits are not available.

Examples

• Q1 N2
• QB529.5 .C67 1998
• TL

• Searches only for items with Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) or Texas Documents (TexDocs) call numbers.
• Enter the exact call number or beginning of the call number. Exact punctuation and spacing is required.
• Returns a list of matching call numbers.
• Limits are not available.

Examples

• C 55.13/2:NWS SR-211
• SI 1.20/2:
• Z TA245.7 L47 NO.5431-5465

• Searches only for items with locally-assigned call numbers..
• Enter the exact call number or beginning of the call number. Exact punctuation and spacing is required.
• Returns a list of matching call numbers.
• Limits are not available.

Examples

• Film N 425
• MIT-EL-78-004
• Misc. lit., Box 10