Qualify command line searches
Qualify a command line search
Enter one or more of the qualifiers listed above as part of a full syntax search in the Command Line Search box of the Search WorldCat window (Cataloging > Search > WorldCat):
Slash qualifiers
In the Search WorldCat window, under Command Line Search, type search terms (an index label, punctuation, and a keyword, numeric, or derived search), followed by a slash and then a format, years, microform, or source qualifier value (no spaces).
Example: su:spain/1990/rec
Note: Use the slash format only for MARC format, year, microform, or source qualifiers.
Qualifier index labels
Instead of slashes, follow the search with a space, the Boolean operator and, a space, a qualifier label, a colon, and a qualifier value.
Example: su:spain and yr:1990 and mt:rec
Note: Use the index label and punctuation for any type of qualifiers.
Guidelines for qualifying command line searches
- Use preceding slashes or index labels with the following four types of qualifiers: type of material, years, microform, or source (/dlc).
- Use index labels only to qualify a search by Internet/non-Internet, language, or specific material types (slashes are unavailable).
- If you use slash qualifiers (format, years, microform, or source), use only one of each in a search.
- Slash qualifiers must appear last in a search.
- Qualifiers with index labels (followed by colons) can appear anywhere in a search, combined with Boolean operators.
- Type qualifiers in any order.
Examples of qualified command line searches using a preceding slash or index label
| To search for ... | Type ... |
|---|---|
| Keyword search for a map of Scotland | su:scotland/map Or su:scotland and mt:map |
| Derived search for the title Gone with the Wind in book format published in the year 1980 |
gon,wi,th,y/bks/1980 Or gon,wi,th,y and mt:bks and yr:1980 |
| Keyword search for the subject Navajo in material type DVD video published in 1980 or later |
su:navajo and mt:dvv/1980- Or su:navajo and mt:dvv and yr:1980- |
| Derived search for the title Gone with the Wind in sound recordings format published between 1970 and 1980 | td:gon,wi,th,w/rec/1970-80 Or td:gon,wi,th,w and mt:rec and yr:1970- 80 |
See Enter qualifiers and values for more details and examples.