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Basic Search	Search By	Use
	Title	To search for known titles (books, videos, databases, music, journal titles etc.)  Note: While it is possible to search for journals with this option, searching by Journal Title provides a shorter Results List
	Journal Title and Journal Title Abbreviation	To search for known journal, magazine, or newspaper titles Note: You cannot search for journal articles by title in the CU Library Catalog.
	Author	To browse for authors with similar names To find all works by a particular author, editor or composer
	Subject Heading	To browse for related subject headings To find all works with a particular subject heading
	Call Number	To browse for materials with similar call numbers To find an item with a particular call number
	Relevance Keyword	To search the catalog with an Internet-style search engine To view search results listed by relevance, not alphabetically or by reverse chronology
	Command Keyword	To search the catalog with quick, direct commands To search in specific fields of a library record using field codes, e.g. KPUB (publisher) or KISN (international standard numbers like ISBN)
Guided Keyword Search		To construct complex searches with forms and menus To combine search terms or phrases with selected Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) To search for keywords in specific fields of a library record, e.g. publisher, ISBN number