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Tips for Searching

Try a Smart Search first. Just remember that titles, authors, and series are going to hold the most weight. Also, term frequency will be taken into account. See Search Basics to learn more.
Check your spelling. Make sure you’re spelling your search terms correctly.
Use fewer words. Shorten your search term to get more results.
Pick out the unique words. Try using the most unique word(s) in the title you’re looking for.
Use specific Search Types. If you know the exact title, change the Search Type to Titles. Know the author but not the title? Change it to Authors.
Use Sort and Filter. Use these result list controls to change up the sorting order and type of results.
Try a “begins-with” search. Smart Search looks for an exact match, but that may not be helpful if you’re not sure how to spell what you’re looking for. If you don’t get any results, click Try a “begins with“ search, or add quotes and an asterisk to your query (“term*”) and tap enter.
Combine search terms. Having trouble finding a book with a common title, such as It? Search by title and author (e.g. “it stephen king”) to get more exact results.
Use Advanced Search. If you need something really specific, use Advanced Search. This will let you enter multiple search terms with AND, OR, or AND NOT. Be aware that combining two words is automatically an AND in regular searching.
Read more on search strategies. Searching is a skill. Check out Nova Southeastern University’s Database Search Tips for more information on various searching strategies.