Punctuation is not necessary. You may leave out commas, colons, periods and apostrophes. Always type the Last Name first When searching for a person you must know his or her last name. Author, subject and call number are links. You may click on the author's name to find other titles by the author, click on the subject to find other material on the topic or click on the call number to find other items with the same call number.
Spelling is important.
In Word Search, you must type the exact words to search so spelling is crucial. Basic Searches Word Search looks for words in the subject, title, series title or contents notes. Contents notes list the titles of short stories or plays in a collection, the songs on a music CD or cassette, and the types of businesses found in some books on home-based businesses. Word Search works best when searching one or two words. Avoid using common words as they will return a large number of titles.