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How To:
Create Catalog Search Links
Use the following techniques to create persistent searches that keep your bibliographies current using up-to-date catalog records. Persistent searches can also be used as a collection development tool.
Examples:
- English as a Second Language:
- Culinary Arts:
- Art and Applied Design:
- Science:
- Computer Science:
More Examples
- More
- WWII films
- books published by O'Reilly
- search for the catalog by keyword for computer books published between 1950 & 1994
- newpapers available in the Library
- see more examples at Portland Community College: Women's History Month Resources and Black History Library Resources
Creating a simple search
Begin with the base search url to the catalog http://library.lanecc.edu/search/ and add the search type syntax to the base url:
- Title: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/t?
fill in title (separate words with +)
Link to Sailor song by title
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/t?Sailor+song
- Author: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/a?
fill in last and first name separated by +
Search the catalog for Ken Kesey http://library.lanecc.edu/search/a?kesey+ken
- Subject Heading: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/d?
fill in the subject heading after d?
Link to journalism by subject heading
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/d?journalism
hint: To search a particular subject heading and not any of its subdivisions add the pipe symbol (|) to the end of the subject to untruncate.
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/d?journalism|
- ISBN/ISSN: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/i?
fill in isn number after i?
Link to One flew over the cuckoo's nest by ISBN
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/i?0141181222
- Advanced Keyword: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?
fill in the keyword(s) after X?
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?keyword+keyword+keyword
Link to childhood obesity as a keywords
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?childhood+obesity
Special note:
For special characters use % plus the hex character codes.
The most common you will use in creating links to the catalog are:
comma: %2C
space: %20 or +
quote: %22
"+": %2B
"#": %23
Creating a complex advance keyword search
This is the fun part.
Begin with the base advance search url for the catalog: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?
and choose which elements you would like to search by and add the syntax to the base url.
- Title: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?t:
fill in the title
Title search: Sailor song
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?t:(sailor+song)
- Author: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?a:
fill in author
Author search: Ken Kesey
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?a:(Kesey+Ken)
- Subject: http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?d:
fill in the subject(s)
Subject search: women
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?d:(women)
- Combine Elements
- +and+
- +or+
- +and+not+
Search for multiple subjects: Women in technology
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?d:(women)
+and+d:(science+or+scientist*+or+technology+or+biolog*+or+chemistr*)
Limit your search
After creating an advanced keyword search add the limit by syntax.- Limit by Material &m=<material code>
- books: &m=a
- videos: &m=g
- music scores: &m=c
- music audio: &m=j
- non-music audio: &m=i
- maps: &m=e
- cd roms and disks: &m=m
- ebooks: &m=@
Search for WWII films
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?d:(world+war+1939*)&m=g
- Limit by Location &b=<location>
- Reference: &b=mnref
- Atlas shelves: &b=mnatl
- Geographic guidebook shelves: &b=mngde
- Picture book shelves: &b=mnpic
- ESL shelves: &b=mnesl
- Periodicals: &b=mnper
- Telecourse: &b=mntel
- Archives department: &b=archv
- Ebooks and websites: &b=mnint
Keyword subject search gardening in the reference collection
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?d:gardening&b=mnref
- Language
&l=<language>
- English: &l=eng
- French: &l=fre
- German: &l=ger
- Italian: &l=ita
- Spanish: &l=spa
Keyword search food limited to language spanish
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?food&l=spa
- Date &Da=<after>&Db=<before>
Keyword subject search computer(s) limited by date between 1950 & 1994 and material type books
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?d:(computer*)&Da=1950&Db=1995&m=a
- Publisher &p=<publisher>
Keyword search web limited to publisher O'Reilly
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?web&p=oreilly
Sort your search
Add one of these sort parameter at the end of the url you have created.
- date: &SORT=DX
- title: &SORT=AX
- relevance: &SORT=RX
Search for videos with keyword science, but not science fiction after 2000 and sorted by title
http://library.lanecc.edu/search/X?(science)+and+not+(science+fiction)
&m=g&Da=2000&SORT=AX