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Basic Search

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

To perform a search:

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

2. Select the type of search that you want to perform by choosing a search type from the Search by: dropdown list.

3. (Optional) Apply limits to your search by selecting a limit from the Limit to: dropdown menu or by clicking the Set search limits button and choosing from the list of limits. Limits to do not apply to heading searches such as subject heading or call number.

4. (Optional) Specify how many search results you want to display on each page by selecting the number of records in the ...records per page dropdown menu.

5. Click the Search button to execute the search. You can clear the information entered into this page by clicking Reset.

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