Use the command line search in the Search LC Authority File dialog to enter a derived search.
The following table gives the four types of LC authority file derived searches, the formats for entering them (number of initial letters and commas required for each), and examples:
Derived search type | Format | Example |
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Personal name (pd:) | 4,3,1 | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Enter pd:moza,wol,a |
Corporate/Conference/Geographic Name (cd:) | =4,3,1 Or cd:4,3,1 |
American Chemical Society Enter cd:chem,soc, or =chem,soc, (Note that American is a stopword, and is therefore not included as part of the search, and that two commas are included even though there is no third element) |
Title (td:) | 3,2,2,1 | Realism in Modern Literature Enter td:rea,in,mo,l |
Subject (sd:) | 5,3 | civil rights Enter sd:civil,rig |
Note: Even if a derived search has fewer than the required number of words, you must type all required commas. Example: For a title search for Roots, enter roo,,, |
For a list of MARC fields and subfields included in Authority file derived search indexes, see Authorities: Formats and indexes.
Note:
Omit stopwords in corporate or conference names if they appear in the first position. Include stopwords that follow a significant term.
Example: In a search for Conference on Urban Planning Information Systems, both conference and on are treated as stopwords. Enter cd:urba,pla,i or =urba,pla,i.
If all words in a corporate or conference name are stopwords, ignore the stopword list and include all words in the search key.
The following table lists stopwords for derived corporate, conference, and geographic searches:
Derived Corporate Name subject list | |||
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& a A. Alabama Alaska American an and Arizona Arkansas Association at Australia Board Bureau California Canada College Colloquium Colorado Commission Committee Commonwealth Conference Congress Connecticut Council Delaware |
Department Dept. Division East Federal Florida for France Georgia Great Britain Hawaii House Idaho Illinois in India Indiana Institute Institution International Iowa Joint Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts |
Meeting Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana National Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North North Carolina North Dakota of Office Ohio Oklahoma on Oregon Organization Parliament Pennsylvania Rhode Island School Seminar |
Senate Society South South Carolina South Dakota State Subcommittee Symposium Tennessee Texas the U. N. U. S. U.N. U.S. United Nations United States University Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West West Virginia Wisconsin Workshop Wyoming |
Note: In search results lists, the qualifier [CHILDREN'S] is displayed next to entries associated with Children's Subject authority headings (010 prefix sj and 008/15 = b) to distinguish them from other authority records.