Type the keyword(s) in the box below then press Enter or click the Submit button.
Type the keywords you want to find. For example:
Alvar Aalto
“office design”
Search Tips
Phrases
Search for complete phrases by enclosing them in quotation marks.
Example:"office design"
Wildcards
Words may be truncated using an asterisk.
Examples: architect* retrieves architect, architects, architecture, architectural, and architectonic.
Boolean
Use AND between search terms to retrieve results with ALL of the terms. Retrieves fewer results. Example: masonry and chimneys
Use OR between search terms to retrieve results with AT LEAST ONE but not necessarily all of the terms. Retrieves more results. Example: (alaska or canada) and (adventure and not vacation)
Proximity
Use "near" to specify words close to each other, in any order.
Example : california near university
Fields
To search only within a specified field, select from the drop-down menu next to your search term(s). Example : <Title:> shakespeare works
Other Limits
To search only within a specified field, select from the drop-down menu next to your search term(s). Example : <Title:> shakespeare works
Additional limits are available based upon location, material type, language, and publication information. Example : <Location:> MMS Brooklyn Library Example : <Material Type:> DVD Example : <Language:> French
Grouping
Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query.
