Keyword search box

You can choose the field you wish to search:

All fields:	...searches all fields at once, including item descriptions
Subject:	...searches words only in the subject field
Title:	...searches words only in the title field
Place:	...searches words only in the place field
Author/Creator:	...searches words only in the author/creator field
Advanced:	...add qualifications to your search (restrict by format, date, etc.)

In the search box you can use the boolean operators and and or. For example:

women and arts

- This search would find all entries that contain the words "women" and "arts".

women and (arts or sports)

- This search would find all entries that contain the word "women" and either one of the two words "arts" or "sports".

If you wish to search words as a phrase, you can enclose them in quotes, for example:

"Grand Army of the Republic"

Truncation enables you to search different endings of a word. For example:

build*

- This search would find all entries that contain the word "build," "builds," "builder," "building," and "buildings."

If you are not sure of the spelling of a word you can use fuzzy searching to help you out. For example:

?trilobyte

- This search would find all entries that contain the word "trilobite," the correct spelling of Ohio's state fossil.

A quick way to explore material related to a particular topic is to use the about function. For example:

about(wright brothers)

- This search would find entries that directly relate to the Wright brothers, but would also retrieve items about Dayton, flight, and so on.

If you have a specific call number you need to search you can use the call number (cn:) prefix. For example:

cn:Series 1016

Sort by:

This option lets you sort the results of your search according to the criterion you select.

Use the Advanced search for more search options, including:

• Qualifying your search by format
• Limiting your search to a specific contributing institution
• Limiting your search to specific date ranges