| Field Index Name and Description |
Search Examples |
| Keyword Anywhere -- Searches the entire catalog for specified words
or phrases. |
Search for:
stein Finds: Items written by or about Gertrude Stein, items about
the design of beer steins,
items concerning Stein-Leventhal syndrome, etc. |
| Author/Creator -- Looks for items created, written or
performed by the author or creator you specify. |
Search for: shostakovich
Finds: Any items written or created by
the composer Dmitrii Shostakovich. |
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Title -- Most comprehensive way to search for words or phrases that appear in a title. |
Search for: romeo and juliet [as a phrase]
Finds: Items with the title Romeo and Juliet.
These will include the text of the play itself, as well as sound recordings, films, etc. |
Publisher/Place/Date -- Searches publication information such as the publisher's name, place of publication, or original date of publication.| NOTE: You may see in the top right column of your search results a year different from the one you searched. This different year reflects the edition owned by Cornell. For example, Cornell may own a 1990 edition of an item first published in 1823. The number 1990 would appear in the search results screen. |
| Search for: cornell university
press
Finds:
Items published by Cornell University Press.
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Search for:
ithaca
Finds: Items published in Ithaca.
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Search for: 1967
Finds: Items published originally in 1967. |
| Subject -- Searches for words or phrases
that appear in subject headings. |
Search for: finger lakes [as a phrase]
Finds: Items concerning the Finger Lakes. |
| Series -- Searches for words or phrases (including series numbers)
that appear in a series name. | Search for:
taxation series Finds: Items that are part of series such as
Series on International Taxation or Eucotax Series on European Taxation, etc.
--------Search for: 80-15
Finds: The JGSM working paper numbered 80-15. |
ISBN/ISSN --
Finds items by matching a publication's unique, international
standard book (ISBN) or serial (ISSN) number.| NOTE: Hyphens MUST be included in ISSN searches, but NOT in ISBN searches. (See examples.) |
| Search for: 0425046362 Finds: Cornell's 1968 edition of Vladimir Nabokov's novel, Pale Fire. --------Search for: 0019-7939 Finds: The periodical Industrial and Labor Relations Review. |
| Name (By or About) -- Searches for items created, written, or performed by an individual or concerning that person. | Search for: roald hoffman Finds: Items written by or about Roald Hoffman. |
| Form/Genre Anywhere -- Looks for a particular type of work, or items categorized according to artistic, musical, or literary style. | Search for: poetry
Finds: Items published as poems.
--------Search for: comedy
Finds: Items classified as comedic, such
as My Man Godfrey. |
| Notes -- Search for the edition, type of publication, statements of responsibility, etc. for an item. | Search for: thesis Finds: Individuals' theses. |
| Author/Creator: Uniform Title -- Looks
for items created, written or performed by the author or creator of
works in the original language but known through manifestations of the
work, collective works or selections created by one person. |
Search for: Maugham
Finds: Items consisting of more than two
works in different forms. [Selections] of Somerset Maugham's works. |
| Title: Uniform Title -- Looks for items
that are published in variations of the title, published in the original
language of the work. |
Search for: petit prince
Finds: Items published in the original
language and subsequent translations. |
| Donor Name: Looks for items acquired with funds contributed by certain persons and organizations or in honor of particular people. It will not retrieve records for books and other items donated directly to the library by individuals or organizations. |
Search for: Kayastha
Finds: Items purchased with funds donated by or in the name of Rajiv Kayastha or anyone else named Kayastha.
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Search for: Rajiv Kayastha or Kayastha Rajiv
Finds: Items purchased with funds donated by or in the name of Rajiv Kayastha only.
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Search for: Class of 1973
Finds: Items purchased with funds donated by or in the name of Cornell's Class of 1973
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