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Author -- Sorted by Title Searches

An Author--Sorted by Title search locates items by a particular author and displays them in a list sorted by the title of the work, with all editions of the same work grouped together under one title. Cross references redirect searches from alternate forms of the title.

See  Compare Search Types  for an overview of the CU Library Catalog searches

 

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To Perform an Author--Sorted by Title Search:

Search Limits DO NOT apply to Author-- Sorted by Title searches.

1. Click Author--Sorted by Title  in the Search by: box.
   
   
2. In the Search for: box, type the author's name.  See Search Tips below.
   
   
3. Choose the number of records to display per page.
   
   
4. Click Search.
   

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Search Tips:

• From the results list, click on More info to be redirected to the title used in the catalog.
• Use the numbered links above the results list to navigate among large result lists: for titles near the end of the alphabet, jump to the end, then work backwards.
• Don't use an Author--Sorted by Title search to find performers, editors, translators, etc. -- try an Author search instead
• For an individual author's name, enter the last name (family name or surname), a space, and then the first (personal) name: rice anne
• You do not need to include a first name or initial, but for common last names it is helpful to include at least part of the first name: williams tenn
• If the spelling of the last name is uncertain, search only part of it: dostoev
• Try variant spellings of names: for smith, try smythe. Similarly, try acronyms or abbreviations of names: for GE, try general electric.
• Retain the hyphen in a hyphenated name: evans-pritchard
• For multi-part surnames, follow the conventions of the author's country or language: gogh vincent van
• For organizations, corporations, or government agencies as authors, search enough of the name to distinguish the section or department of the organization responsible for a work: Cornell University Medical Col
• For conferences, omit the year or number of the conference: ieee conference on control applications, rather than 9th ieee conference
• Do not use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to connect search terms in Author searches.
• Do not use a truncation symbol (?). Searches are automatically truncated and retrieve records that begin with the words or phrases entered. It is usually better to enter fewer words: a search for shakes or  shakespeare will retrieves works by William Shakespeare.