Quick Search

Quick Search is a keyword anywhere search. A keyword anywhere search looks for words located anywhere in a record. For example, a search on the word "measles" would return all of the titles that contain the word measles anywhere in the record - in the title, in the subject headings, in the notes. A keyword anywhere search looks for all terms listed in your search.

To perform a Quick Search:

1. Type your word(s) or phrases in the Quick Search box.

Example: smallpox cowpox

Your search retrieves records that contain the term smallpox or cowpox. Some citations may contain both terms, but this is not a requirement in Quick Search.

2. To perform an Author search in Quick Search, type in lastname firstname in quotation marks.

Example: "Hunter John"

3. To truncate words, indicate word importance or a phrase, apply the following characters:

• Use a question mark (?) after a search term to indicate truncation: child? (finds child, children, childhood, etc.)
• Use quotation marks to search for specific phrases: "by localities"
• Use a plus sign (+) before a terms to indicate an essential term: +leukemia
• Use an asterisk (*) before a term to indicate an important item: *treatment
• Use an exclamation point (!) before a term to indicate that records containing the term are not to be displayed: !childish
Tip: Some stems for truncations: case? biog? obit?

4. The default number of records displayed on each page is 20. The maximum is 50 records per page. You can change this by using the 'Records per Page' drop-down menu.

5. Click the Search button to begin your search.

6. Search results display at a summary level in Collection Results, in an Author/Title list in a Results List, and a Record Display for the individual item.