More Search Options
Search Limits
You can apply various limits to your search from the Advanced Search screen or from the search results page. Most of these are self-explanatory, but material type, location, and other limits vary by library and may return unintended results if not used carefully. Search limits include:
library:
To limit your search to a single library.
language:
To specify language, including translations and DVDs with subtitles.
material type:
To specify type of material. Materials without a library prefix (ALL, RAL, HSL, LAW) are shared by two of the three Creighton libraries.
location:
To specify a physical location.
other limits:
To specify other limits that are used primarily by library staff.
match on:
To specify Keywords, Left to right, or Exact content.
pubyear:
To specify publication year, for example: 1995-2007, >2000, <1950
sort by:
To sort by date or by Author, Title, Subject, or Relevance.
Subject Terms
back to topNote that each individual record features subject terms in the Full Record display that can help you broaden or narrow your search. You can click on these standardized subject headings, or re-enter them as a new search, to find related records. For a complete list of subject headings see:
- Library of Congress Subject Headings for all materials in CLIC
- Medical Subject Headings (Mesh) for Health Sciences Library materials
Browsing
Click on Browse from the Advanced Search screen and enter your search term(s) to generate an alphabetic display of authors, titles, subjects, series, or periodical titles. Browsing is an effective way to verify the correct form of an entry, and to fully exploit the Library of Congress subject headings applied to each catalog record. Compare "Cross References" (below).
Cross References (X-Refs)
Note that a link to X-Refs, meaning cross references, will sometimes appear in the gray menu bar at the top of your search results screen. This link allows you to focus your search by looking up subject headings that are related to the one you entered. For example, native americans will lead you to indians of north america, the standard subject heading. Compare "Browsing" (above).
Searching a Specific Field
You can search a specific field of the CLIC record by enclosing a numeric tag in curly brackets after the search term(s). The tag associated with each field appears when you change the full record display to Unformatted display: Yes.
Field to be searched:
Example:
Publisher
oxford {260}
ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
1573222453 {020}
Local subject (special collections)
asian world center {690}
Continue Search In
back to topIf your search is unsuccessful, CLIC offers a linkout to WorldCat. The WorldCat database includes the combined catalogs of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide. These items can be borrowed through interlibrary loan.