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
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.
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:
NOTE: If the MARC field has not been indexed
and therefore cannot be browsed, the corresponding
Browse button is not available.
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