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Field Code (Capital Letters) | Description | Relevant MARC Fields / Notes |
|---|---|---|
TX* | All Text: Performs a keyword search of all the database's searchable fields. Using the TX field code will cause the search to look for the keyword in the full text as well as the citation record. | |
AU* | Author: Performs a keyword search for any authors listed on a record. | Includes corporate author, other others (100,110, 111, 700, 710,711) |
AR | Author: Performs a phrase search for any authors listed on a record. | Includes corporate author, other others (100,110, 111, 700, 710,711) |
TI* | Title: Searches keywords in a record's English and non-English title field. For phrase searching, bound the title in quotation marks. | Includes all aspects of title: title, title abbrev, uniform title, other titles, former title, etc. (130, 245, 210, 222,240, 730,246,247) |
ST | Series Title: Performs a search (keyword or phrase unclear) for a series title. | |
SU* | Subject Term: Performs a keyword search of the subject headings listed in the records. | |
DE | Performs a phrase search for an exact subject heading within the records. | Use for the authority controlled versions. |
SO* | Journal Title/Source: Performs a phrase search for the journal name of the article. | |
JN | Journal Title: Searches keywords in a record's Journal Title title field. | |
PB | Publication information: Performs a keyword search | includes all pub info (264 OR 260) |
DT or PY | Publication Date. DT = 8 digit date; PY = 4 digit date/year) | PY is more widely suitable to catalog search. DT will only catch a relative few records that have additional date information (some reports, etc.). Can truncate to get year and month, e.g. DT 201409* |
AB* | Abstract: Performs a keyword search of the abstract summaries. | |
LA or LN or ZL | Language: LA = word; LN (code) = phrase; ZL (full name) = phrase | |
PT or PZ or MG | TYPE (doc type, material type, etc.) | |
FO | Form of Item: Performs a keyword search | |
IL | Illustrations: Performs a keyword search | |
GE or CO or PE | Special subjects: GE (geog term) = word; CO (company) = word; PE (person) = word | |
IS* | ISSN: Performs an exact search for a publication's International Standard Serial Number. | |
IB* | ISBN: Performs an exact search for an article's identification number in the ISBN and EISBN fields. | |
OC | OCLC #: Performs a search for the OCLC number. Do not include the alpha-prefix, and do not include any extra spaces or wildcards. (ie. “OC 01943602”) | |
NU | (Call) Number: Performs an exact search on the call number fields. Can be truncated to replicate call number “browse” but records will not sort in ascending/descending order. Must end the search with a wildcard (*) and will fail if there are extra spaces. | |
AN | Accession Number: The unique identifier of an EDS record viewable on the advanced record or in the permalink. Contains information specific to UMass and cannot be shared to the other 5C. | Formed from Instance UUID |
LB | Location: FOLIO locations, must use the Display name bounded in quotes. | Discovery Display name is what is used. Can be used to create location based permalinks since it is a text string search, not a filter. |
* Field codes marked with the asterisk are available on the advanced search and results screens in the drop down next to search boxes. Using these will index anything in that box under the rules of the field code selected. Use this to string multiple terms or boolean statements together for targeted searching on specific fields.
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