7 - SEARCH TIPS

searching for authors and titles

You can combine search fields such as titles, authors and subjects by adding the Boolean operator “AND” between the search terms. The field “words and phrases” needs to be selected.

E.g. Searching for John Grisham’s Runaway Jury

searching by isbn (international standard book number)

You can search by ISBN by conducting a search of “words or phrases” with the ISBN with no dashes in the search box. The ISBN listed on each record is the ISBN on the newest item. There are different ISBNs for the same title, depending on the edition and whether it is a hardback or paperback etc.

E.g. Searching for Runaway Jury via the ISBN

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