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There are several ways to look for books. Quick Search uses a single field such as title, author, or keyword. Multiple ISBN Search allows you to use ISBN numbers to find all of your books at once. Advanced Search allows you to combine fields to narrow your search.
General Search Tips
Quick Search, Multiple ISBN Search, and Advanced Search all search our entire book catalogue. Quick Search is a single-field search. Multiple ISBN Search allows you to find all of your books at once, using ISBN numbers. Advanced Search allows you to search a combination of fields.
Searching by Title
Enter all or part of the title you are looking for. You can leave out words such as "a," "an," or "the." The search engine will try to find books that have all the words you entered in the title. If no books are found with all the words, the search engine will try to find books with some of the words.
Searching by Author
Enter all or part of the author name you are looking for. You do not need to enter a first name, but if there are a lot of books by authors with the same last name it may help to limit the results. You can enter a name as John Smith or Smith, John.
Keyword
The keyword search looks for all the words you entered relating to the title, author, subjects, and categories of books. For example, if you search on "United States Civil War," the search results page will display all books that contain "United States Civil War" in the title or author name, as well as books that are about the "United States Civil War." You can be as general (e.g., "Cooking") or as specific (e.g., "Italian Baking") as you wish. Be aware that if you select "keyword," your search results may be very long. You should choose "title" or "author" if you know that is what you are looking for.
Searching by ISBN
An ISBN is the ten-digit number, usually printed on the back of a book along with a bar code, that serves as a unique identifier for that book. This search will get you the exact title and edition that you need. Locate the ISBN number on your book and enter the code into the Quick Search or Multiple ISBN Search field. There is no need to include dashes or the letters "ISBN." The search engine will not recognize these characters.
Formatting Your Search
It is not necessary to use any special characters in formatting your search. Simply enter the words you are looking for. Quotation marks, plus signs, or Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) will be ignored by the search engine. The search engine is case-insensitive. You can enter your search in all capitals, all lowercase, or mixed case.
Quick Search
1. Go to the search field at the top of most pages in Textbooks. (Or use the "Search by Book" field on the Textbooks, homepage.)
2. Type the desired title, author, keyword, or ISBN in the text field as described in the General Search Tips. "Search by Book" field on the Textbooks, homepage.)
3. Select title, author, keyword, or ISBN from the pulldown menu to indicate the type of search you want, and click on the "Search" button. "Search by Book" field on the Textbooks, homepage.)
4. The search results will display a list of books that best match your search criteria, arranged in top matching order. You will be able to resort by bestselling order, or by publication date or title.
Multiple ISBN Search
1. Locate the ten-digit ISBN (International Standard Book Number) of your desired book.
2. Type the ISBN in the ISBN search field.
3. Click the "Add ISBN to List" button.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until you have added all your textbook ISBNs to the list.
5. Click on the "Search" button to start your search.
This search will only return books for which you have listed exact ISBN numbers.
Advanced Search
The Advanced Search form allows you to search on one or more fields. Searching on more than one field may narrow your results to the exact book or books you are looking for.
1. Type the desired title, author, and/or keyword(s) in the text field as described in the General Search Tips.
2. You can enter information into one or more fields, but it is not required. The more specific the information you enter, the more exact your search results may be.
3. When you have entered all the relevant information, click on the "Search" button to start your search.
Search Results
The search results page displays information about the book(s) that match your search. If the search engine isn't able to find any exact matches for your search, the page will display information about books that may be close to what you were looking for. Click on the title of the book to read more about that book, or to order the book.
Search results are presented in top matching order. You can also sort your results in bestselling order, or by publication date or title, by making your selection from the pull-down menu and clicking "go."
Search Results Questions
The list of results is too long. How can I narrow this list?
Click on the "Back to Search Page" button and enter more information.
The list of results is too short. How can I get more results?
If you have entered too much search information, it is likely that the search engine was not able to find many books that met all your search criteria. You can remove or change some criteria by clicking the "Back to Search Page" button.
I didn't get any results. What did I do wrong?
Broaden your search. You may have entered too much search information. It is likely the search engine was unable to find any books that met all your search criteria. Use only one search type. Or try using fewer title words or keywords.
There are several ways to look for books. Quick Search uses a single field such as title, author, or keyword. Multiple ISBN Search allows you to use ISBN numbers to find all of your books at once. Advanced Search allows you to combine fields to narrow your search.
General Search Tips
Quick Search, Multiple ISBN Search, and Advanced Search all search our entire book catalogue. Quick Search is a single-field search. Multiple ISBN Search allows you to find all of your books at once, using ISBN numbers. Advanced Search allows you to search a combination of fields.
Searching by Title
Enter all or part of the title you are looking for. You can leave out words such as "a," "an," or "the." The search engine will try to find books that have all the words you entered in the title. If no books are found with all the words, the search engine will try to find books with some of the words.
Searching by Author
Enter all or part of the author name you are looking for. You do not need to enter a first name, but if there are a lot of books by authors with the same last name it may help to limit the results. You can enter a name as John Smith or Smith, John.
Keyword
The keyword search looks for all the words you entered relating to the title, author, subjects, and categories of books. For example, if you search on "United States Civil War," the search results page will display all books that contain "United States Civil War" in the title or author name, as well as books that are about the "United States Civil War." You can be as general (e.g., "Cooking") or as specific (e.g., "Italian Baking") as you wish. Be aware that if you select "keyword," your search results may be very long. You should choose "title" or "author" if you know that is what you are looking for.
Searching by ISBN
An ISBN is the ten-digit number, usually printed on the back of a book along with a bar code, that serves as a unique identifier for that book. This search will get you the exact title and edition that you need. Locate the ISBN number on your book and enter the code into the Quick Search or Multiple ISBN Search field. There is no need to include dashes or the letters "ISBN." The search engine will not recognize these characters.
Formatting Your Search
It is not necessary to use any special characters in formatting your search. Simply enter the words you are looking for. Quotation marks, plus signs, or Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) will be ignored by the search engine. The search engine is case-insensitive. You can enter your search in all capitals, all lowercase, or mixed case.
Quick Search
1. Go to the search field at the top of most pages in Textbooks. (Or use the "Search by Book" field on the Textbooks, homepage.)
2. Type the desired title, author, keyword, or ISBN in the text field as described in the General Search Tips. "Search by Book" field on the Textbooks, homepage.)
3. Select title, author, keyword, or ISBN from the pulldown menu to indicate the type of search you want, and click on the "Search" button. "Search by Book" field on the Textbooks, homepage.)
4. The search results will display a list of books that best match your search criteria, arranged in top matching order. You will be able to resort by bestselling order, or by publication date or title.
Multiple ISBN Search
1. Locate the ten-digit ISBN (International Standard Book Number) of your desired book.
2. Type the ISBN in the ISBN search field.
3. Click the "Add ISBN to List" button.
4. Repeat steps 1-3 until you have added all your textbook ISBNs to the list.
5. Click on the "Search" button to start your search.
This search will only return books for which you have listed exact ISBN numbers.
Advanced Search
The Advanced Search form allows you to search on one or more fields. Searching on more than one field may narrow your results to the exact book or books you are looking for.
1. Type the desired title, author, and/or keyword(s) in the text field as described in the General Search Tips.
2. You can enter information into one or more fields, but it is not required. The more specific the information you enter, the more exact your search results may be.
3. When you have entered all the relevant information, click on the "Search" button to start your search.
Search Results
The search results page displays information about the book(s) that match your search. If the search engine isn't able to find any exact matches for your search, the page will display information about books that may be close to what you were looking for. Click on the title of the book to read more about that book, or to order the book.
Search results are presented in top matching order. You can also sort your results in bestselling order, or by publication date or title, by making your selection from the pull-down menu and clicking "go."
Search Results Questions
The list of results is too long. How can I narrow this list?
Click on the "Back to Search Page" button and enter more information.
The list of results is too short. How can I get more results?
If you have entered too much search information, it is likely that the search engine was not able to find many books that met all your search criteria. You can remove or change some criteria by clicking the "Back to Search Page" button.
I didn't get any results. What did I do wrong?
Broaden your search. You may have entered too much search information. It is likely the search engine was unable to find any books that met all your search criteria. Use only one search type. Or try using fewer title words or keywords.
