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Once you have placed your connection file in the Connections folder of your EndNote folder, you're ready to start searching the Library Catalog. If you need to get a connection file for the Catalog, or need more information about EndNote and where to get it, follow this link .
Author searches need to be entered last name first . You MUST include the comma between last and first names. Truncation is automatic.
| Frost, Robert | Retrieves all authors by this name, |
| Frost, R | All authors with the last name "Frost," with a first name that starts with "R." |
| Le Guin, | All authors with the last name "Le Guin." You MUST include the comma after the surname in your search. |
| Dartmouth College | Corporate authors |
Enter as much of the title as you want with the words in the correct order. Omit initial articles, even in non-english languages. Please note that EndNote is not able to do single-word title searches with precision - the title search is always truncated
| sun also rises | Finds all titles starting with this phrase |
| moyen age | ...instead of "le moyen age" |
| separate peace | ...instead of "a separate peace" |
Subject searching can be tricky when using EndNote - it is necessary to use the correct Library of Congress Subject Headings and enter them in the correct order. Moreover, EndNote is not able to take advantage of the cross-references that are available through the Catalog's web interface. It is often a good strategy to first use the web interface of the Catalog to determine the correct headings and then re-do your subject search using EndNote. Subject heading searches in EndNote are automatically truncated, that is, they retrieve all items that start with that heading.
| lighting -- social aspects | Finds all items beginning with this subject heading |
| world war, 1914-1918 -- aerial | Finds all items beginning with this subject heading |
Keyword searches support nested boolean searching and truncation. A single asterisk truncates 0-5 places; A double asterisk is unlimited truncation. Use parentheses with OR to group synonyms or like concepts; use AND to cross-search different concepts.
| (adolescen* or teen* or young) and consumer* |
Call number searches are automatically truncated according to the examples below. Please note that you cannot combine a call number search with other searches, such as a keyword search.
| BT 83 | Finds all items under the BT 83 classification, including BT 83.5, BT 83.55, BT 83.57, etc. |
| BT 83.55 | Finds all items under BT 83.55 only |
| BT 83.55 F | All items under BT 83.55 F only |
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