How to Search

General Search:

The bibliography is full text searchable using the search box on the “Search Bibliography” page, searching across all fields in the citations. The search box accepts single words or phrases. To search for specific phrases, use quotes. It also accepts a blank search field if filters are applied. By default, all of the items in the bibliography are displayed if no search is applied. You can refine your search by using the Sort by for Title, Relevance, and Year, and the Filters on the left side. Multiple filters can be set for each search.

Boolean Searching:

You can use search operators in the search box, including "OR", "AND", "NOT", "+", and "-". 

Using Filters:

Next to the search box is the option to sort your results by title, year, and relevance. You can also use the filters on the left side.

Filter by Last Name Initial:

You can filter for specific titles by only using the first initial of the contributor's last name. This will pull up results for any authors with that last name initial, regardless if they are the first author or second author.

Filter by Chronological Period:

You can filter your search by chronological period.

Filter by Demographics:

You can select different demographics for your search.

Filter by Library Type:

You can search by library type.

Filter by Region:

You can search by region.

Filter by Language

This filter allows you to select the language of the publication.

Filter by Format:

The Filter by Format allows you to filter by the various publication (or reference) types throughout the bibliography.

Filter by Year of Publication:

You can now filter your search results based on centuries up until the 20th century and then by decades from the 1900's to present.

Filter by Related Contributors:

Titles that have multiple contributors can be narrowed down by searching for the first contributor and then using the related contributors filter to find specific titles that list the contributors selected.

Viewing Items:

To view an item, click on its title to go to its page. Clicking on an author’s name will generate a list all of the items authored by that individual in the database.

Each item page may include the following fields in addition to Title and Year for Search (the normalized 4-digit year used for the search and sort):