KEYWORD SEARCH
Search By:
Click on the circle to the left of the word "Keyword". A bullet will appear in the circle when properly selected.
Search For:
Type in the term that you are searching. See the sample below.
Search At:
Click on the box to the left of the library or libraries you wish to
search. A check mark will appear in those boxes when properly selected. Click on
the box selected again to remove a selection.
To simultaneously search
all 7 libraries listed, click on the hyperlink "Search all seven listed libraries". A check mark will appear in all 7 boxes when properly
selected. Click on this hyperlink again to remove all 7 selections.
To
search the Altoona Area Public Library catalog, click on the link at the bottom
of the page.
Submit/Reset:
Click on "Submit" to begin the search.
Click on "Reset" to clear your selections. The "Search By" field will default to
"Keyword".
SAMPLE SEARCHES
Sample "Broad Keyword" Search
To find material on a king in any of the 7 specified libraries:
Select "Keyword" as the mode under which you will search.
Type in "King" as the keyword phrase for which you are searching.
Click on the hyperlink "Search all seven listed libraries".
Submit.
The return screen
will be split into 7 separate frames. Although the viewing area for each frame
is limited, each library collection can be viewed by scrolling down the page
frame by frame. A "keyword" search will retrieve all items that include the
specified term or terms anywhere in the catalog record. That could come from the
title, the author's name, the subject heading, or any description of the
contents included in the catalog record. This particular search yields over
1,500 titles between the 7 libraries. This is more than most people care to sort
through.
Sample "Narrower Keyword" Search
To find material on the "King of England" in any of the 7
specified libraries:
Select "Keyword" as the mode under which you will search.
Type in "King of England" as the keyword phrase for which you are searching.
Click on the hyperlink "Search all seven listed libraries".
Submit.
The return screen now yields fewer than 150 titles between the 7 libraries. This search has eliminated authors whose last name is "King" unless the subject of the item is "King of England", or the author is noted as being a "King of England" in the catalog record. Note that all libraries searched have biographical titles on Henry VIII.