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Find the fields, subfields, notes, and product availability for the Name word (au:), phrase (au=), and whole phrase (auw=) indexes.

Also called Author in FirstSearch; formerly called Author in Connexion.

This index searches for any people and corporations that have participated in the creation of the item, including sponsors, editors, directors, actors, illustrators, and many other roles.

Word (au:)

Connexion

Label au:
Search? Yes
Browse? Yes
Examples
  • au:sagan
  • au:saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-e j q u
  • 110 a-e n u
  • 111 a c d e n q u
  • 245 c
  • 505 r
  • 508 a
  • 511 a
  • 550 a
  • 700 a-e j q u
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
  • 770 a
  • 773 a
  • 780 a
  • 785 a
  • 787 a
  • 800 a-d q u
  • 810 a-e n
  • 811 a c d e n q
Qualifier index? No
Notes
  • Formerly called Author.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • There are no common word exclusions recognized by this search index.
  • There are no stopwords recognized by this search index.
  • Scan index from the Command Line Search by entering the Scan command (sca), the index label with appropriate punctuation, and the term, and then clicking Search (example: sca au:sagan). For more information, see Browse (scan an index).

FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections

Label au:
Search? Yes
Browse? Yes
Examples
  • au:sagan
  • au:saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-e j q u
  • 110 a-e n u
  • 111 a c d e n q u
  • 245 c
  • 505 r
  • 508 a
  • 511 a
  • 550 a
  • 700 a-e j q u
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
  • 770 a
  • 773 a
  • 780 a
  • 785 a
  • 787 a
  • 800 a-d q u
  • 810 a-e n
  • 811 a c d e n q
Qualifier index? No
Notes
  • Called Author.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • There are no stopwords recognized by this search index.
  • Use single quotes around 'le' and other words that are operators. Operators supported in FirstSearch: Boolean search operators, wildcards; operators included are le, ge, it, gt, n, near, w, with, and, or, not.

WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery

Label au:
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples
  • au:sagan
  • au:saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-e j q u
  • 110 a-e n u
  • 111 a c d e n q u
  • 245 c
  • 505 r
  • 508 a
  • 511 a
  • 550 a
  • 700 a-e j q u
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
  • 770 a
  • 773 a
  • 780 a
  • 785 a
  • 787 a
  • 800 a-d q u
  • 810 a-e n
  • 811 a c d e n q
Qualifier index? No
Notes

WorldCat.org

Label au:
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples
  • au:sagan
  • au:saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-e j q u
  • 110 a-e n u
  • 111 a c d e n q u
  • 245 c
  • 505 r
  • 508 a
  • 511 a
  • 550 a
  • 700 a-e j q u
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
  • 770 a
  • 773 a
  • 780 a
  • 785 a
  • 787 a
  • 800 a-d q u
  • 810 a-e n
  • 811 a c d e n q
Qualifier index? No
Notes

Phrase (au=)

Connexion

Label au=
Search? Yes
Browse? Yes
Examples
  • au=sagan, carl
  • au=sagan carl
  • au=saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-d j q
  • 110 a-d n
  • 111 a c d e n q
  • 700 a-d j q
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
Qualifier index? No
Notes
  • Formerly called Author.
  • Retaining first comma is optional.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • There are no stopwords recognized by this search index.
  • Scan index from the Command Line Search by entering the Scan command (sca), the index label with appropriate punctuation, and the term, and then clicking Search (example: sca au=sagan carl). For more information, see Browse (scan an index).

FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections

Label au=
Search? Yes
Browse? Yes
Examples
  • au=sagan, carl
  • au=sagan carl
  • au=saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-d j q
  • 110 a-d n
  • 111 a c d e n q
  • 700 a-d j q
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
Qualifier index? No
Notes
  • Called Author.
  • Retaining first comma is optional.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • Use double quotes around exact phrases; omit single quote from 'le' operator when the double quote is used to search for an exact phrase.
  • There are no stopwords recognized by this search index.

WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery

Label au=
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples
  • au=sagan, carl
  • au=sagan carl
  • au=saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-d j q
  • 110 a-d n
  • 111 a c d e n q
  • 700 a-d j q
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
Qualifier index? No
Notes

WorldCat.org

Label au=
Search? Yes
Browse? ---
Examples
  • au=sagan, carl
  • au=sagan carl
  • au=saint-arroman
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-d j q
  • 110 a-d n
  • 111 a c d e n q
  • 700 a-d j q
  • 710 a-e n
  • 711 a c d e n q
  • 720 a
Qualifier index? No
Notes

Whole phrase (auw=)

Connexion

Label auw=
Search? Yes
Browse? Yes
Examples auw=sagan, carl 1934-
Fields/Subfields
  • 100 a-d j q
  • 110 a-d g n
  • 111 a c d e g n q
  • 700 a-d j q
  • 710 a-d g n
  • 711 a c d e g n q
  • 800 a-d j q
  • 810 a-d g n
  • 811 a c d e g n q
Qualifier index? No
Notes
  • Formerly called Author.
  • Retain first comma and hyphens in dates.
  • Supports non-Latin script searches.
  • There are no stopwords recognized by this search index.
  • Scan index from the Command Line Search by entering the Scan command (sca), the index label with appropriate punctuation, and the term, and then clicking Search (example: sca auw=sagan, carl 1934-). For more information, see Browse (scan an index).

FirstSearch and Collection Manager query collections

Label ---
Search? ---
Browse? ---
Examples ---
Fields/Subfields ---
Qualifier index? ---
Notes ---

WorldShare and WorldCat Discovery

Label ---
Search? ---
Browse? ---
Examples ---
Fields/Subfields ---
Qualifier index? ---
Notes ---

WorldCat.org

Label ---
Search? ---
Browse? ---
Examples

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Fields/Subfields ---
Qualifier index? ---
Notes ---