Enter a keyword/numeric search for authority records
Discover how to enter a keyword/numeric search for authority records in Connexion client.
Note: For the most precise search, use the LCCN with the hyphen (index label: ln), or use the OCLC ARN (index label: an).
- Navigate to Authorities > Search > LC Names and Subjects, click the Search LC Names and Subjects button (
), or press <Shift><F2>.
- In the Keyword Search area, enter a word or phrase in the first Search for field and select an index in the adjacent list.
Or
Select keyword(s) from the list of up to 10 of your last search terms.
Note: The list displays all available indexes and index labels followed by a colon (:) (required punctuation).
Guidelines for keyword searches:
- To combine keywords:
- Search for two or more terms in the same index - Enter the terms in a single text field and select the index. Enter the significant words of the name or a subject heading in order as they usually appear. Separate words with spaces. Spaces between words are treated as and operators. You can also combine terms with or and/or exclude terms with
not.
- Search for two or more terms in different indexes (see step 3).
- Omit prepositions and articles.
- You can enter diacritics. The system removes them before processing the search.
- Do not enter subfield codes in a keyword search.
- When WorldCat derived and keyword search results include words with diacritics, the records may be sorted out of sequence with words that do not have diacritics, whether you use the client or the browser interface.
- See Tips for keyword searches for more details.
Guidelines for numeric searches:
- (Optional) To combine the keyword or phrase you entered with a search in another index, type up to four more words or phrases in the other text boxes, select an index for each. and select AND, OR, or NOT to combine the searches.
- AND finds records that contain both terms in the same record
- OR finds records that contain either term
- NOT finds records that contain the first term but not the second term
- (Optional) Show or hide cross references in search results:
- (Optional) If you want to keep the search, select the Retain Search check box.
- When finished, perform one of the following actions:
- Click OK or press <Enter>.
- Click Clear Search to clear the search and enter another.
- Click Cancel to cancel the search and close the dialog.
See Use LC authority file search results for more about working with results of the search.
Note: See note above about the display of the CHILDREN’S qualifier in results lists.