Insignia Library system

Advanced Search

Advanced Search is designed to assist patrons who want to use a variety of parameters to locate library materials more accurately. In Advanced Search, a patron can specify multiple search criteria using a Boolean interface. Up to three of the following can be combined in any search:

1. 
   Title
   
2. 
   Author
   
3. 
   Subject
   
4. 
   Keywords
   
5. 
   Call Number
   
6. 
   Barcode
   
7. 
   ISBN
   
8. 
   ISSN
   
9. 
   LCCN
   
10. 
    Publisher
    
11. 
    Local Call Number
    
12. 
    Series Title
    
13. 
    AR Level
    
14. 
    AR Test Number
    
15. 
    AR Points
    
16. 
    Lexile
    

To find an item using “Advanced Search”:

1. 
   Click on “Search” on the toolbar on the left
   
2. 
   Click on “Advanced”
   
3. 
   Enter a search term (e.g. dog, cat, computer).
   
4. 
   Select the parameter to search (e.g. Title, Call Number)
   
5. 
   Select the manner in which the term is searched (e.g.
   

Starts With, Exact Match, Any Match)

6. 
   Specify up to two additional search terms and set the Boolean operators you wish to search by (e.g. and, or, and not)
   
7. 
   If you are part of a union, check the libraries you would like to search on the left side of the screen.
   
8. 
   Click on “Search”
   
9. 
   To terminate a search in progress, click on the
   

“Cancel” button

10. 
    To view the copy information for an item, select the item in the grid. To view detail information for an item, double click on the item in the grid