Enter a numeric search

Guidelines

• In the Command Line Search area, always precede the search term with an index label and punctuation (use a colon (:) for numbers or an equal sign (=) for number phrases).
  
  Exception: The index label and punctuation are optional for an ISBN search if it is the first or only search in the Command Line.
• Enter all numbers and letters in all types of number searches, including ISBNs, government document numbers, and publisher numbers (formerly music publisher number).
  
  Exception: In the publisher number index, data within parentheses in a number is indexed separately. For example, the system treats the publisher number DKP (CD) 9040 as three separate words. To find the number, enter a word search— mn:dkp cd 9040. Entering a phrase search for the entire number string— mn=dkp cd 9040—does not work. Or you can combine each word as a phrase search using Boolean and or or—mn=dkp and mn=cd and mn=9040.

   Note: You must include the x if present in an ISBN.If you routinely enter ISBNs using the number keypad, you can continue to do so by typing the asterisk (*) on the keypad in place of the x to truncate the ISBN.

• Omit spaces in numbers.
• Class number searches
  • Include periods when searching for a Dewey Decimal, Library of Congress, National Agricultural Library, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Medicine, or Universal Decimal class number.
  • Delete all other punctuation.
  • Delete spaces.
    Example: To search for National Agricultural Library class number (ag:) A280.29, enter ag:a280.29 in the Command Line.

 Note: 

• The OCLC number has been an 8-digit number; it now also includes 9-digit numbers. The first nine- digit number will be 100000000. The system automatically duplicates the OCLC number from field 001 in field 035 in all records output from the system.
• As a result of expanding the ISBN to the new 13-digit format, when you take a final action on a record that contains an ISBN in only one format, 10-digit or 13- digit, Connexion automatically generates the other format. ISBNs are stored in 020 fields (repeatable field).
  
  Search for either the 10- or 13-digit number to retrieve the record.
• See Technical Bulletin 253: ISBN and OCLC Number Changes for details and examples.

Select indexes and examples

The following table lists six of the most often used numeric indexes with index labels, examples, and guidelines: