Enhanced Search

1. If Enhanced Search is not already active, click the Enhanced Search link. This displays the Enhanced Search page.

2. Type your search query into one or more of the three keyword boxes. To use different indexes or Boolean operators, select a different index or operator in the appropriate list.

NOTE: You can also click a Browse button and select a

search term. For instructions, see “Using Index Browse”.

3. Limit your search by selecting a material type (such as Book or DVD) in the Material Types list, if desired.

4. Click Search. The Results page displays the list of search results. See “The Results Page” for more information.

Note: Your system administrator may have

disabled some of the options shown here.

Search Tips

- You can apply the truncation asterisk (*) to the beginning and/or end

of a keyword; the wildcard question mark (?) character within a keyword

(wom?n); and quotation marks (“ ”) around a phrase.

- You can use AND, OR, and NOT to connect keywords in a keyword box. Be

sure to type these in capital letters.

Using Index Browse

Many MARC fields in the Oasis system have been indexed, enabling patrons to review and select search terms from existing data using Index Browse. This is particularly useful to patrons who are unsure of the search they want to enter.

To use Index Browse:

If Enhanced Search is not already active, click the Enhanced Search link. This displays the Enhanced Search page.

In the first index list, select an index to search in (such as Title or Author). Then click the Browse button to the left, or enter a search term and then click Browse. This displays the indexed entries, either from the beginning of the list or at the closest alphabetical match to your search term.

NOTE: If the MARC field has not been indexed

and therefore cannot be browsed, the corresponding

Browse button is not available.

Navigate through the list to locate an entry to use as a search term. To browse for a specific entry, type a term in the keyword box at the bottom of the page and click Browse; the list moves to the closest alphabetical match. When the desired entry is located, click Copy. This returns you to the Enhanced Search page and places the selected term in the keyword box.

Enter other search terms in the remaining keyword boxes, if desired. When finished, click Search. The Results page displays the list of search results. See “The Results Page” for more information.