Getting Started: Searching
Begin exploring the SirsiDynix e-Library from the Search/Home page, where you can do different types of searches, log in for patron benefits, and access all types of information that your library has selected for you.
| 1 | To begin searching, type a term in the search box under Quick Search. |
| 2 | To narrow your search, select one of the following options before clicking the Search button. Some systems may require that you click an option button, such as Author or Title, to begin your search. |
| • | Words or phrase |
| • | Author |
| • | Title |
| • | Subject |
| • | Series |
| • | Periodical title |
| 3 | If available, select a library branch, group of libraries, or catalog to search in the Library or Catalog box. You may select ALL to include all branches or catalogs in the search. |
| 4 | If available, select the Search Only Electronic Books check box to search only electronic texts. |
| 5 | If available, you can redo a search you've already done by selecting it from the Previous Searches box. |
Your search results may be a single catalog record or a list of catalog records.
Other Search Features
Typically, the first search page that you access in the SirsiDynix e-Library has simple Quick Search options. However, you can return to Quick Search from other search pages by clicking Quick Search, if available, or by clicking Search/Home.
Click Power Search or Advanced Search to further refine your initial search.
Click Browse or Browse Search to browse on authors, titles, subjects, series, or journal titles. Some libraries may refer to this as a Heading search.
Click Call Number Search to search for a specific call number. If you are familiar with your library's catalog record item types, you can choose a specific item type to search under from the Item Type box. You can limit your call number search by the area of the library that the item is located from the Location box.
If available, click Other Resources to do a simultaneous search over a variety of resources, including databases and other library catalogs.
You must be logged in to the SirsiDynix e-Library to see the Other Resources link.
If available, click Journal Articles or Journal Titles A-Z to search journals by citation information (citation linker) or by title or ISSN, browse by title or subject, and more.
Click Link to Page to create a permanent link (permalink) to a SirsiDynix e-Library page; the permalink can be copied and used in a Web page, e-mail message, or a Web log (blog).
Alternatively, you can use Link to Page to open the SirsiDynix e-Library page in a new tab in your browser. With this page, you can create a bookmark using your browser's built-in bookmarking functionality. The bookmark allows you to return to a particular SirsiDynix e-Library page, including a Search Results page or a Details display page.
Related topics
Journal Articles or Journal Titles A-Z
Search Again from the Search Results Display