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Qualified and combined search examples

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.