Using ShaRC (the online catalog): Search Tips

Please Note: SHARC sessions will time out after 10 minutes of inactivity and all information will be lost.
Search by ... Examples
Keyword To truncate, use ?: politic? finds political, politicians, politics
To search phrases, use quotes: "war in Iraq"
Use + for essential terms: "health care" +children
Author Enter last name first with quotes: "keats, john"
Title Omit "a," "an" or "the" at the beginning of a title
Call Number Include punctuation: 305.23 E24c

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