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Browse Searching

A browse search displays the portion of a selected headings index which begins with the text you type. For example, to browse the author index for any work by William Shakespeare, you can type shakespeare or part of the word, such as shake, and select Author as the index. The browse search results display the portion of the author index containing headings that begin with the text you entered. You can browse to see other portions of the index.

Objective: Browse the author, subject, or series index

When you browse the author, subject, or series search indexes, the results list displays index headings. You browse through the headings and select one to display the titles associated with it. Follow these steps to browse the author, subject, or series index.

  1. Select Search on the menu bar, and select Browse in the search submenu.
  2. Type the name of the author, the subject word, or the series name in the Browse search for box, keeping in mind the following tips:
    • Letter case, multiple spaces, and punctuation are ignored.
    • You do not need to type all of the index heading. Type enough of the index heading to make the search unique to the items you want to find.
    • You can type the whole name of an author using the format last name first name.
  3. Select Author, Subject, or Series from the Search by list.
  4. Click Go.

    When the search is finished, the search results list displays author, subject, or series headings. The column headed # displays the number of titles associated with each heading.

  5. Navigate the headings index using one of these methods:
    • Click <<Previous 10 headings or Next 10 Headings>> to see previous or subsequent portions of the index. You can view up to 1,000 entries before or after your search heading.
    • The headings may include cross-reference links that refer you to alternative headings. Click a cross-reference link to go to the portion of the index that displays the referenced term.
  6. Click a heading to display the list of associated titles.

    The associated titles are listed so that the titles most frequently checked out or requested over the past 120 days appear first in the list.

Note:
To return to the headings list, click Go back to: Browse Results.

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Objective: Browse the title index

When you browse the title index, the results list displays the portion of the entire alphabetical title index that contains your text as the beginning of the title. You can browse to see preceding and subsequent portions of the title index. Follow these steps to browse for titles.

  1. Click Search on the menu bar, and click Browse in the Search submenu.
  2. Type the title text in the Browse search for box, keeping these tips in mind:
    • Letter case, multiple spaces, and punctuation are ignored.
    • You do not need to type all of the index heading. Type enough of the index heading to make the search unique to the items you want to find.
    • Initial articles such as a, an, and the are ordinarily ignored, unless the article is a significant part of the title. For example, to find the title A is for Alibi, you could type a is for.
  3. Select Title from the Search by list.
  4. Click Go.

    A portion of the title index displays titles near the text you entered in the Browse for box.

  5. Click <<Previous 10 Titles or Next 10 Titles>> to see previous or subsequent portions of the index. You can view up to 1,000 entries before or after your search heading.

Note:
If you browse to the beginning of the index, then click Previous 10 Titles, no titles are found and you return to the search page.

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Objective: Browse a call number index

When you browse a call number index, the results list displays the portion of the entire catalog that is designated by the call number you specified. For example, if you type 921, the results display the titles in the portion of the index that are shelved together as call number 921. You can browse to see other portions of the call number index in order.

Note:
The library listed in the Currently logged into box may offer a choice of call number indexes to search: LC (Library of Congress), Dewey, or Call Number. If you select LC or Dewey, you search the corresponding call number index drawn from the bibliographic records of the library system. If you select Call Number, you are searching call numbers drawn from the records of the individual items on the library shelves. In this case, you can select which library to search.

Follow these steps to browse for call numbers.

  1. Click Search on the menu bar, and click Browse in the Search submenu.
  2. Select one of the following call number options from the Search by list:
    • LC - Browse the Library of Congress call number index of the bibliographic records in the library system.
    • Dewey - Browse the Dewey classification call number index of the bibliographic records in the library system.
    • Call Number - Browse the call number index of the items a selected library actually holds.

Note:
A bibliographic record describes one title. An item record describes one physical copy of a title. The library may have several physical items described by the same bibliographic record. If Call Number is the only option offered, you are searching the call number index drawn from the records of the individual items on the library shelves.

  1. If you selected Call Number in step 2, follow these steps to specify which library to search:
    1. Click Open Search Options.

      The list of libraries is displayed.

    2. Select a library to search, and click Set Search Options.

Note:
You can develop a virtual shelf list of the call numbers for items that interest you in a selected library. Do a browse search of the call number index for the library, select titles from the results, and add them to a title list. Include local availability information in the title list to list the call numbers. See "Working with Title Lists" for more information.

  1. Type the first character or characters of the call number in the Browse search for box, keeping these rules in mind:
    • LC call numbers begin with one or two alphabetic characters (letters). Dewey call numbers begin with numbers. Any particular library may use either classification scheme.
    • You do not need to type the entire call number. Type enough of the number to make the search unique to the items you want to find.
    • Omit any prefix, such as Ref.
  2. Click Go.

    A portion of the call number index displays titles in the index near the call number you entered in the Browse for box. The titles are sorted in ascending alphabetical (LC) or numerical (Dewey) order.

  3. Click <<Previous 10 Titles or Next 10 Titles>> to see previous or subsequent portions of the index. You can view up to 1,000 entries before or after your search heading.

Note:
If you browse to the beginning of the index, then click Previous 10 Titles, no titles are found and you return to the search page.

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