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Browse provides a single search box for finding words and phrases in titles, authors/creators, subjects, call numbers, and standard numbers and arranging the results in an ordered alphabetic or numeric list. The Browse shortcut URL is: https://catalog.loc.gov/browse.
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Search Examples. The LC Catalog contains more than 500...
- Record Display and Availability
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- Titles List
About Titles Lists. Titles Lists provide a brief descriptive...
- Search History
About Search History. Search History provides a template for...
- Keyword Search
About Keyword Search. Keyword Search provides a single...
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- Searching For Digitized vs. Non-Digitized Content
- Searching For Exact Words Or Phrases
- Using Common Numbering Systems in Your Search
Items are considered "digitized" if they are accessible in an online format such as a digital image, a digitized audio or video file, an "e-book" or a web page. Note that not all texts in the Library's Catalog can be read online, nor have all the images in our various collections been converted to digital formats. Non-Digitized content are physical...
The Use of Operators
The operators AND, OR, and NOT are supported. The Boolean phrase should be enclosed in parenthesis.
The Use of Quotation Marks
If you are searching for an exact match, enclose your search in quotes. If you enclose your search in quotes you will only get results for the exact terms or phrase you entered in the exact order you entered them. Examples of searching for an exact phrase: 1. "Civil War maps" 2. "Jackie Robinson" 3. "Declaration of Independence" 4. "ice cream" You can also search for an exact phrase and a keyword as in the following examples: 1. "civil war" maps 2. "Abraham Lincoln" funeral 3. farm "dust bowl"
Capitalization
Searches are NOT case sensitive. A search for "thomas jefferson" will return the same results as a search for "Thomas Jefferson."
ISBN
Omit all hyphens and spaces; there is no need to enclose your search in quotation marks. Search supports both 10 and 13 digit ISBN numbers. Examples: 1. ISBN 0-553-37783-3 use 0553377833 2. ISBN 978-0-97526-433-0 use 9780975274330
ISSN
Include hyphens, but do not enclose your search in quotation marks. Example: 0190-8286 Reproduction numbers for images To search on Library of Congress Reproduction Numbers for images enclose your search term in quotation marks. Examples: 1. "LC-DIG-ppmsca-26457" 2. "LC-DIG-fsa-8b29516" 3. "LC-USZ62-114744"
Jan 5, 2022 · Are you looking for historical newspapers, directories, journal articles... the answers to these questions will inform where you search. Books: use the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Journal Articles: browse through the general resources listed on the E-Resources Online Catalog.
Advanced Search provides a guided search template that helps you combine keywords found anywhere in the record or in specific record areas (titles, names, subjects, notes, identifiers, publication information, etc.).
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About Keyword Search. Keyword Search provides a single search box to find words and phrases anywhere in the LC Catalog record or in title, author/creator, or subject fields. Search results are returned by relevance. An Expert option is available from the Keyword Search menu for searchers who prefer command-driven queries.
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