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Browse Mode Search Instructions

This search technique positions the user into the full alphabetically-arranged list of the Index selected.

Start with the beginning of the title (or author's last name) or other phrase you wish to search. Then scroll though the results to locate the item you want.

For Author, Subject and Series indexes, a topic entry list is displayed, allowing you further selection choices. For Title and Dewey (Call Number) Indexes, a list of actual item titles is immediately displayed.

Examples:

  • dogs - Subject
  • United States history civil war - Subject
  • Left Behind the kids - Series
  • Star wars - Series
  • McDan - Author
  • patters - Author
  • new york philharmonic - Author (Musical groups are listed in "Authors".)
  • Affleck - Author (Actors or performers are listed in "Authors".)
  • Copolla, Francis Ford - Author (Directors or producers are listed in "Authors".)
  • People Weekly - Title (For magazine issues, beginning with 2005.)
  • Quilter's Weekly 04/ - Title (Indicate month for magazine issues only prior to 2005 but still after 1999.)

Tip: Search Options in Browse mode affects only the selection of which branch collection you may wish to browse. Other Search Option functions are not available within the Browse mode.

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