To use this search, enter one or more words. The system will then retrieve any materials where the word or words appear in the title. For example, entering 'Easter' will find any items with 'Easter' in the title, while entering 'Christmas crafts' will find works where both these words appear in the title. Truncation can also be used with the keyword search. That is, part of a word can be entered, and the system will search for any word beginning with these letters.
Truncation needs to be used with care, as it is possible to retrieve unwanted items.
Broadening the search It is possible to broaden the search by entering words in round brackets. By entering combinations of the above methods, complex searching is possible. This search is useful only if you know the class number which relates to the subject you are interested in. For example, a search for 371.95, which is the class number for gifted children - special education, will retrieve all books and other items on this subject. Two printed subject indexes are available, one for Main Library books and the other for Teaching Library and Audio-visual material, which list in alphabetical order all subjects on which the Library has material with corresponding class numbers.