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Author Searching
How to find books by a specific author
Access the author search from the Exact Search screen, or the Keyword search screen.
When you access the Author search from the Exact Search screen, the system searches through standardized 'headings.' These headings are standardized ways of identifying a person. This is important so that if you type in a search for Twain, Mark, you will also get books by Samuel Clemens. Additionally, if more than one author has the same name, the headings will distinguish them by including the date of birth.
Tips for the Author Search:
When you do a personal author search always enter the author's name as follows:
last name, first name
clark, joe
smith, maryClick on the author's name in the headings list to display items by that author.
When you access the Author search from the Keyword search screen, the system bypasses the standardized headings. Use the Keyword search to look for multiple authors, or to combine an Author search with a Keyword or Title search. You can even search by the author's first name.
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