Special search methods
Find information about special search methods that can be used when searching FirstSearch.
Boolean searching and reserved operators
Learn how to use Boolean operators to refine your search in FirstSearch.
Browse
Learn how to browse indexes and subject headings when searching FirstSearch.
Hot topics
Find information about hot topics used in basic and advanced FirstSearch searching.
Limit a search
Learn how to limit a FirstSearch search by full text or by library holdings.
Plurals, truncation, wildcards, and proximity
Learn how to use plurals, truncation, wildcards, and proximity when searching FirstSearch.
Punctuation, diacritics, and special characters
Find a list of punctuation, diacritics, and special characters used in WorldCat FirstSearch searching.
Search for names, numbers, and year ranges
Learn how to search for names, numbers, and year ranges in FirstSearch.
Stopwords in WorldCat derived key searching
Find a list of stopwords used in WorldCat FirstSearch searching.