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5.A.1.6. Title Search -- Exact Match

Uses: Searches in fields that contain a title of a resource for an exact match on the complete string as specified. This search is useful for one or two word titles, often serials, where a less precise search may retrieve a very large result set. This search is also needed to conduct a follow-up search when the user selects terms from a full title index (e.g., from a SCAN).

Note: The exact match title search may result in zero results if the server indexes an entire field including the statement of responsibility (i.e., information about the person(s) or entities responsible for the intellectual creation of the resource).

Attribute Type Attribute Values Attribute Names
Use (1) 4 title
Relation (2) 3 equal
Position (3) 1 first in field
Structure (4) 1 phrase
Truncation (5) 100 do not truncate
Completeness (6) 3 complete field

5.A.1.7. Title Search -- First Words in Field

Uses: Searches for complete word(s) in the order specified in fields that contain a title of a resource. The field must begin with the specified character string. This search is useful when the beginning words in a title are known to the user.

Attribute Type Attribute Values Attribute Names
Use (1) 4 title
Relation (2) 3 equal
Position (3) 1 first in field
Structure (4) 1 phrase
Truncation (5) 100 do not truncate
Completeness (6) 1 incomplete subfield

5.A.1.8. Title Search -- First Characters in Field

Uses: Searches for the specified character string in fields that contain a title of a resource. The field must begin with the specified character string. This search is useful when the beginning words in a title are known to the user but the user is not sure of the form or spelling of a particular word. For example, 'cat behav' will retrieve resources with titles beginning 'cat behavior' or 'cat behaviour'.

Attribute Type Attribute Values Attribute Names
Use (1) 4 title
Relation (2) 3 equal
Position (3) 1 first in field
Structure (4) 1 phrase
Truncation (5) 1 right truncation
Completeness (6) 1 incomplete subfield

5.A.1.9. Subject Search -- Keyword with Right Truncation

Uses: Searches for complete word beginning with the specified character string in subject fields of a record.

Attribute Type Attribute Values Attribute Names
Use (1) 21 subject heading
Relation (2) 3 equal
Position (3) 3 any position in field
Structure (4) 2 word
Truncation (5) 1 right truncation
Completeness (6) 1 incomplete subfield

5.A.1.10. Subject Search -- Exact Match

Uses: Searches in subject fields for the complete string as specified. This search is useful for limiting searches to a precise subject, especially where fields contain sub-headings. This search is needed to conduct a follow-up search when the user selects terms from a subject heading index (e.g., from a SCAN).

Attribute Type Attribute Values Attribute Names
Use (1) 21 subject heading
Relation (2) 3 equal
Position (3) 1 first in field
Structure (4) 1 phrase
Truncation (5) 100 do not truncate
Completeness (6) 3 complete field

5.A.1.11. Subject Search -- First Words in Field

Uses: Searches for complete word(s) in the order specified in subject fields. The field must begin with the specified character string. This search is useful when the searcher knows the main subject heading but not sub-headings.

Attribute Type Attribute Values Attribute Names
Use (1) 21 subject heading
Relation (2) 3 equal
Position (3) 1 first in field
Structure (4) 1 phrase
Truncation (5) 100 do not truncate
Completeness (6) 1 incomplete subfield

5.A.1.12. Subject Search -- First Characters in Field

Uses: Searches for the specified character string in subject fields. The field must begin with the specified character string. This search is useful when the searcher wants to retrieve all headings beginning with a common stem. For example, 'catalog' will retrieve resources on 'cataloging', 'catalog cards', 'catalog use', etc.

Attribute Type Attribute Values Attribute Names
Use (1) 21 subject heading
Relation (2) 3 equal
Position (3) 1 first in field
Structure (4) 1 phrase
Truncation (5) 1 right truncation
Completeness (6) 1 incomplete subfield

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