Basic Search

The Basic Search page allows you to perform a normal search. You can specify the search terms, the type of search (Keyword, Author, Title, Subject, etc.), and a single limit on the search. You can also select from the main list of limits before performing your search.

To perform a search, you must do the following:

  1. Enter the words you want to search for in the Search For: field.

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  2. Select the type of search that you want to perform by choosing a search type from the Search Type: list.
     
    (Optional) Choose what type of limit you want applied to the search by either 1) selecting a limit from the Quick Limit (Optional) menu or by 2) clicking the Set More Limits button and choosing from the entire list of limits.
     
    (Optional) Specify how many entries of the search results you want to have display on each page by clicking the drop-down arrow and selecting the number of records in the ...records per page field.

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  3. Click the Search button to execute the search. You can also click the Reset button to clear the information entered into the page.

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