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Online Catalog Tutorials - Basic Searching


Here is that same drop-down menu expanded. This is where you will choose which field or fields you would like to search. Notice that the first option is "keywords anywhere." This option actually searches all of the fields in the online catalog records.

From this drop-down menu, you can choose to search in the "author" field, the "title" field, or the "subject" field.

The last option is "periodical title." Periodicals are simply magazines, newspapers, and journals, so choosing this search option returns only items which are magazines, newspapers, or journals.

**note** Periodicals are found in the Online Catalog, just like everything else, but only listed by the title of the periodical. Titles of articles within periodicals are NOT listed in the online catalog.

image of basic search area of the LSU Libraries home page


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