Author subject headings appear like the examples shown below. When entering author subject headings in the library catalog search form leave off all punctuation and capital letters. Sources about music topics may also be retrieved by using a keyword search . With keyword searching, search terms can be combined with the operators and , or , not . Read tips for subject, keyword and Boolean searching in the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Owens Library catalog.
Truncation allows users to stem words or retrieve root words with several endings.
The search shown below will locate records in the Owens Library catalog that include the words instrument, instruments, instrumentalist, or instrumentation. Keyword searches may include nesting. Qualifying a search allows users to look for information in a specific field of a record such as the author, title, subject or note field. The quotations around the word and between criticism and interpretation indicates to the library catalog search engine to treat and as a keyword and not a connecting word. Read tips about truncating, nesting, and qualifying searches in the Frequently Asked Questions page of the Owens Library catalog.