Using Right Hand Truncation in Searches

ITS.MARC allows you to search for partial words in the search query box by using the symbol * to the right of a word fragment. For example, a contains search on titles using the query sales* might return a results list with titles such as Death of a Salesman or Effective Sales Management.

Exact Phrase Searches

You can designate exact phrases to search by enclosing them in quotes ("All's Well that Ends Well").

Searching: Putting it all together

So far you have learned how to

• Perform author and title searches;
• Set the begin with and contain parameters
• Use the "Set Limit" features; and
• Perform Boolean searches.

The skills you have developed can also be applied to subject, notes, and any items searches. Try the following searches to expand your skills:

• Notes that contain the phrase William Shakespeare
• A subject search for William Shakespeare and either drama or poetry
• Only titles in French containing William Shakespeare