You can use the Advanced Search option to perform a more advanced search using the form. However, it is also possible to perform advanced searches using the basic search box, using special syntax and so-called field codes. This page contains the most important ones.
| Use | To search for | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ti: | words in title |
ti:tilburg university
ti:"tilburg university" |
searches for titles containing these words anywhere in the title in any order
searches for titles containing these words anywhere in the title, in this exact order |
| ti= | exact title |
ti=tilburg university |
searches for title that match this specific phrase (only these words and only in this exact order) |
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su:
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words in subject field |
su:literature
su:dutch literature |
searches for subjects containing these words anywhere in one or more subjects
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| su= | exact phrase in single subject field | su=dutch literature | search for subjects containing the words dutch + literature in this exact order, in a single subject field |
| au: | author name | au:jansen | author names can be a challenge because of the many different ways they may exist in WorldCat (e.g. with or without first name, first initial only, all initials, first name - last name or last name - first name, etc.) For this reason it is best to start your search with just the last name and try to limit using the Author limit on the left or by trying different variations of the first name or initial(s). |
| yr: | year |
yr:2007 yr:2007..2009 |
finds publications published in this particular year finds publications published within a range of years, from first year listed up to and including the last year listed
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| bn: | ISBN | bn:9789079156016 | |
| in: | ISSN | in:1573-6202 | |
| x0: | material type |
x0:artChap x0:Book x0:Jrnl |
articles books journals |
| nu: | call number | nu: ECO N68 42692 | |
| b8: | shelving location | b8:eco (normal loan) | |
| pb: | publisher | pb:mit press | finds publications from a specific publisher |
Note the difference between using a colon and an equals sign.
All index searches can be combined. E.g.
ti:employment (au:holland OR au:vern) x0:Book yr:2006 NOT ti:theor*
finds a book with the word employment in the title, but without any words starting with theor in the title, by authors named holland or vern, published in the year 2006.
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