Select ADVANCED SEARCH to conduct a more detailed search. 

Entering your search terms:

Use if you have many different terms you would like to search, especially if they are different kinds of terms.

Change the boxes labeled "Any Field:" to select Author, Title, Subject, Notes or Table of Contents, depending on how you would like to search.  You can also change the boxes labeled "and" to select "and not," "or" or "near."

• AND combines the search terms - the catalog will only find records that have ALL words listed (psychology and art)
  
• OR is useful for similar terms or if you are searching multiple subjects - the catalog will find records that have ANY of the words listed (dog or canine)
• AND NOT excludes search terms, only finding records that do NOT have the selected term listed (foreign policy and not iraq
• NEAR finds words that are within ten words of each other, a very useful tool when the AND search is finding your search terms in entirely different parts of the record (education near elementary)

Limiting your search:

Click the Extended Display button from a search result screen to view more information about the items listed without having to open each one

Click on the Call Number in an individual record to display materials near your selected item (usually similar subjects)

Click on a Subject Term in an individual record to do a new search for anything with that exact subject

View your search history by clicking the drop down menu right above the search box to view your past terms and results of those searches

Click the Search MOBIUS button if you don't get any/enough results to expand your search to over 60 libraries in the state of Missouri that you can access (See "Placing Holds" for information on getting these materials)

Save your search by clicking the "Save search?" button next to your search box.  This will save the search to your Library Account, and you can refer to it over and over again.

Have more tips?  Share them with us in the comments section!