Qualified and combined search examples

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Find qualified and combined derived and keyword/numeric search examples for use in Connexion client.

Note: Find complete procedures for entering interactive searches in Search WorldCat interactively or for entering batch searches in Enter WorldCat searches for batch processing.

Derived search examples

Examples illustrate ...	In a command line search, enter ...	In a guided search, enter ... (Select indexes; select or enter qualifiers)
Qualified search	chi,ma,of,s/1956- Or td: chi,ma,of,s/1956-	chi,ma,of,s Select Title Derived in the index list. Enter 1956- in the Year field.
	gon,wi,th,w/bks/1956 Or td:gon,wi,th,w/bks/1956	gon,wi,th,w Select Title Derived in the index list. Select Books in the Format list. Enter 1956 in the Year field.
	gon,wi,th,w/bks/19??/mf/ dlc Or td:gon,wi,th,w/bks/19??/ mf/dlc	gon,wi,th,w Select Title Derived in the index list. Select Books in the Format list. Enter 19?? in the Year field. Select Microform in the Microform list. Select DLC in the Source list.
	=adri,col,/bks/1970-90 Or cd:adri,col,/bks/1970-90	chi,ma,of,s Select Title Derived in the index list. Select Books in the Format list. Enter 1970-90 in the Year field.
	sou,of,mu, and mt=cda video	sou,of,mu Select Title Derived in the index list. Select CD audio in the Material Type list.
Combined search	pd:mich,jam,a and td:tal,of,th,s (single example)	mich,jam,a Select Personal Name Derived in the index list. Select AND from the Boolean operator list. Enter tal,of,th,s in the next Search for field. Select Title Derived in the index list.
Qualified and combined search	pd:mich,jam,a and td:tal,of,th,s/bks/1974 (single example)	mich,jam,a Select Personal Name Derived in the index list. Select AND from the Boolean operator list. Enter tal,of,th,s in the next Search for field. Select Title Derived in the index list. Select Books in the Format list. Enter 1974 in the Year field.

Keyword/Numeric search examples

Examples illustrate ...	In a command line search, enter ...	In a guided search, enter ... (Select indexes; select or enter qualifiers)
Qualified search	dd:616/1980-	616 Select Dewey Decimal in the index list. Enter 1980- in the Year field.
	su:scotland/map	scotland Select Subject in the index list. Select Maps in the Format list.
	au:michener and mt:bks	michener Select Author in the index list. Select Books in the Format list.
	ti=wizard of oz and mt:dvv	wizard of oz Select Title Phrase from the index list. Select DVD video in the Material Type list.
Combined search	ti:gone w2 wind Or ti=gone with the wind	gone w2 wind Select Title in the index list.
	au:bizet and ti:carmen	bizet Select Author in the index list. Select AND from the Boolean operator list. Enter carmen in the next Search for field. Select Title in the index list.
	la:french and au:camus	camus Select Author in the index list. Select French in the Language list.
Qualified and combined search	au:bizet and ti:carmen/rec/1947	bizet Select Author in the index list. Select AND from the Boolean operator list. Enter carmen in the next Search for field. Select Sound Recordings in the Format list. Enter 1947 in the Year field.
	su:arco venice and mt:bks	arco venice Select Subject in the index list. Select Books in the Format list.
	su:basket? navajo and yr:1980-	basket? navajo Select Subject in the index list. Enter 1980- in the Year field.
	ti:gone w2 wind/bks/19??/mf/dlc	gone w2 wind Select Title in the index list. Select Books in the Format list. Select Microform in the Microform list. Select DLC in the Source list.